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The Prospects of Common Concern of Humankind in International Law

The Prospects of Common Concern of Humankind in International Law

Author: Thomas Cottier; Zaker Ahmad
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108840088

Published In: May 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781108793544

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The Common Concern of Humankind today is central to efforts to bring about enhanced international cooperation in fields including, but not limited to, climate change. This book explores the expression's potential as a future legal principle. It sets out the origins of Common Concern, its differences to other common interest legal principles, and expounds the potential normative structure and effects of the principle, applying an approach of carrots and sticks in realizing goals defined as a Common Concern. Individual chapters test the principle in different legal fields, including climate technology diffusion, marine plastic pollution, human rights enforcement, economic inequality, migration, and monetary and financial stability. They confirm that basic obligations under the principle of 'Common Concern of Humankind' comprise not only that of international cooperation and duties to negotiate, but also of unilateral duties to act to enhance the potential of public international law to produce appropriate public goods.

Compiles the history of origin, evolution and relevant literature on the notion of the Common Concern of Humankind
Presents a forward looking doctrine of Common Concern of Humankind and expert assessments thereupon
Includes an array of case studies that put the doctrine into practice in different areas of international law

List of figures

List of contributors

Preface

List of abbreviations

Part I. Theory:

1. The principle of common concern of humankind - Thomas Cottier

Part II. Case Studies:

2. Trade-related measures to spread low carbon technologies: a common concern based approach - Zaker Ahmad

3. Marine plastic pollution as a common concern of humankind - Judith Schäli

4. Exploring the recognition of new common concerns of humankind: the example of the distribution of income and wealth within states - Alexander Beyleveld

5. Reshaping the law of economic sanctions for human rights enforcement: the potential of common concern of humankind - Iryna Bogdanova

6. Migration as a common concern of humankind - Thomas Cottier and Rosa Maria Losada

7. International monetary stability as a common concern of humankind - Lucia Satragno

8. Financial stability as a common concern of humankind - Federico Lupo-Pasini

Part III. Epilogue:

9. Comments: The doctrinal approach of common concern - Peter-Tobias Stoll, Duncan French and Oisin Suttle

10. Comments: Extraterritoriality and common concern - Cedric Ryngaert, Claus Zimmermann and Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer

Index