Duelling for Supremacy: International Law vs. National Fundamental Principles
Duelling for Supremacy: International Law vs. National Fundamental Principles

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Duelling for Supremacy: International Law vs. National Fundamental Principles

By Fulvio Maria Palombino
Cambridge University Press November 2025

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9781108466028
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
November 2025
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Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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It is a settled rule of international law that a State may not rely on the provisions of its 'internal law' as justification for failing to comply with international obligations. However, the judiciaries of most countries, including those with a high record of compliance with international norms, have increasingly felt the need to preserve the area of fundamental principles, where the State's inclination to retain full sovereignty seems to act as an unbreakable 'counter-limit' to the limitations deriving from international law. This volume explores this trend by adopting a comparative perspective, addressing the question of how conflicts between international law and national fundamental principles are dealt with and resolved within a specific legal system. The contributing authors identify common tendencies and fundamental differences in the approaches and evaluate the implications of this practice for the future of the principle of supremacy of international law.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Fulvio Maria Palombino
2. Brasil
Paula Almeida
3. Canada
Stéphane Beaulac
4. China
Pierfrancesco Rossi
5. France
Raphaële Rivier
6. Germany
Niels Petersen
7. Greece
Mariela Apostolaki and Antonios Tzanakopoulos
8. India
Vinai Singh
9. Indonesia
Simon Butt
10. Israel
Yuval Shany
11. Italy
Daniele Amoroso
12. Japan
Hajime Yamamoto and Yota Negishi
13. Mexico
Francisca Pou Giménez and Alejandro Rodiles
14. Netherlands
André Nollkaemper and Rosanne van Alebeek
15. Nigeria
Babafemi Akinrinade
16. Russia
Maria Smirnova
17. South Africa
Hannah Woolaver
18. Turkey
Ikboljon Qoraboyev and Emre Turkut
19. United Kingdom
Eirik Bjorge and Ewan Smith
20. United States
David Sloss
21. Conclusions
Fulvio Maria Palombino
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