Legitimacy in International Law

Front Matter....Pages I-VI
Legitimacy of International Law from a Legal Perspective: Some Introductory Considerations....Pages 1-24
The Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions....Pages 25-62
Legitimacy of Legislative and Executive Actions of International Institutions....Pages 63-82
On the Legitimacy of International Institutions....Pages 83-92
Discussion Following Presentations by Rüdiger Wolfrum, Robert Keohane, Alain Pellet and Anthony D’Amato....Pages 93-108
The Security Council as Legislator and as Executive in its Fight Against Terrorism and Against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Question of Legitimacy....Pages 109-130
The Legitimacy of United Nations Security Council Decisions in the Fight against Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Some Critical Remarks....Pages 131-154
Discussion Following Presentations by Georges Abi-Saab and Erika de Wet....Pages 155-168
Aspects of Legitimacy of Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals....Pages 169-188
Aspects of Legitimacy of Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals: Comments....Pages 189-201
Discussion Following Presentations by Tullio Treves and Rein Müllerson....Pages 203-218
Codes of Conduct and their Implementation: the Question of Legitimacy....Pages 219-298
Codes of Conduct and the Legitimacy of International Law....Pages 299-307
The Concept of Legitimacy in International Law....Pages 309-317
Discussion Following Presentations by Helen Keller, Armin von Bogdandy and Daniel Bodansky....Pages 319-334
Legitimacy: A Problem in International Law and for International Lawyers?....Pages 335-351
What About Hobbes? Legitimacy as a Matter of Inclusion in the Functional and Rational Exercise of International Public Power....Pages 353-367
Construction of the Discourse on Legitimacy of International Institutions....Pages 369-380
Round Table....Pages 381-403
Back Matter....Pages 405-422