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Duelling for Supremacy: International Law vs. National Fundamental Principles

Duelling for Supremacy: International Law vs. National Fundamental Principles

Author: Fulvio Maria Palombino
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108475266

Published In: June 2019
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781108466028

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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.

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