Book contents
- Reciprocity in Public International Law
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 173
- Reciprocity in Public International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Reciprocity at the Basis of Law and Society
- 2 What Is Reciprocity?
- 3 Treaties
- 4 Treatment of Individuals
- 5 Reciprocity in the Enforcement of International Law
- 6 Reciprocity and the Jurisdiction of International Courts and Tribunals
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
Book contents
- Reciprocity in Public International Law
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 173
- Reciprocity in Public International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Reciprocity at the Basis of Law and Society
- 2 What Is Reciprocity?
- 3 Treaties
- 4 Treatment of Individuals
- 5 Reciprocity in the Enforcement of International Law
- 6 Reciprocity and the Jurisdiction of International Courts and Tribunals
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Summary
The negative connotations of reciprocity and its link to conduct-based responses in a lawless context have led to a juxtaposition in legal doctrine of reciprocity with community interests, institutionalisation, and the existence of objective legality. This chapter provides an overview of existing approaches to the subject and introduces the argument of this book, that reciprocity in public international law is not antithetical to community interests and obligations, but that its importance is explained by a structural factor: the sovereign equality of states. This explains and predicts where reciprocity will be relevant, and where it will find its limits.
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- Reciprocity in Public International Law , pp. 1 - 8Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023