00000nam a22000005i 4500 UP-1685675941131689464 Buklod 20240607095119.0 m |o d | ta 240607s2022 vauab grwv 001 0 eng 9781509951109 HB 22552057 DLC DLAW rda eng DMLUC KZ 1275.5 L65 2022 Loja, Melissa author. International agreements between non-state actors as a source of International law Melissa Loja. Oxford Hart 2022. x, 230 pages illustrations, map 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Studies in International Law volume 88 This book examines whether international agreements between non-state actors can be identified as a source of international law using objective criteria. It asks whether, beyond Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, there is a system of rules, processes, beliefs or semantics by which these agreements can be objectively identified as a source of international law. Departing from the more usual state-centric analysis, it adopts postmodern legal positivism as its analytical tool. This allows for the reality that international law-making takes place in subjective social landscapes. To test the effectiveness of this approach, it is applied to agreements between petroleum agencies and corporations which allow two or more states to exploit disputed resources across boundaries looking in particular at arrangements involving China, Vietnam and the Philippines. By so doing it illustrates an alternative way that states can manage disputes, without having to resort to conflict. It will appeal to both scholars and practitioners of public international law, as well as civil servants. Provided by publisher. International law Sources. International law Sources Non-state actors (International relations) International law Interpretation and construction. International business enterprises Law and legislation. FO UPD DLAW KZ 1275.5 L65 2022 UPD DMLS KZ 1275.5 L65 2022 Book