Distribution Of Responsibilities In International Law

This is the second book in the series Shared Responsibility in International Law, which examines the problem of distribution of responsibilities among multiple states and other actors. In its work on the responsibility of states and international organisations, the International Law Commission recognised that attribution of acts to one actor does not exclude possible attribution of the same act to another state or organisation. However, it provided limited guidance for the often complex question of how responsibility is to be distributed among wrongdoing actors. This study fills that gap by shedding light on principles of distribution from extra-legal perspectives. Drawing on disciplines such as political theory, moral philosophy, and economics, this volume enquires into the bases and justifications for apportionment of responsibilities that can support a critique of current international law, offers insight into the justification of alternative interpretations, and provides inspiration for reform and further development of international law.

Exploring theoretical foundations for the distribution of shared responsibility, this book provides a basis for the development of international law.

Exploring theoretical foundations for the distribution of shared responsibility, this book provides a basis for the development of international law.

This book reviews the practice of shared responsibility in multiple issue areas of international law, to assess its application and development.

This book reviews the ability of current international responsibility law to address situations where multiple actors combine to produce harmful outcomes.

In the wake of the adoption by the International Law Commission of a complete set of articles on state responsibility in international law in 2001, this collection assembles a number of essays tracing key debates which have marked the evolution of this field over the last fifty years. These include explorations of the general theory of state responsibility (link between ’primary’ and ’secondary’ rules, the place of due diligence, the link between liability and wrongfulness), the consequences of an internationally wrongful act (nature of remedies, suitability of countermeasures, third states and the shift from bilateralism to community interests in the law of state responsibility), the debate over criminalizing state responsibility, and the continuing relevance of the law of injuries to aliens. The collection also contains a series of essays offering critical perspectives on state responsibility, including feminist and developing world perspectives. It is completed by an extensive and up-to-date bibliography.

In Permutations of Responsibility in International Law the contributors offer an account of the variety of manifestations of responsibility in international law tackled from the angle of its nature, the actors involved and the different regimes in which it may emerge.

This book reviews the practice of shared responsibility in multiple issue areas of international law, to assess its application and development.