The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary - Hardcover

Simma, Bruno

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198257031 ISBN 13: 9780198257035

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1995

Synopsis

This is the first commentary on the UN Charter in the English language to be published since 1969 and the only one in any language to take the practice of the United Nations fully into account. Written by a team of 60 German, Swiss and Austrian scholars of international law working in universities and international civil services, the commentary offers an article-by-article account of the legislative history, interpretation and practical application of each Charter provision, together with a detailed political evaluation and recommendation for the future.

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Review

"The project Simma has put together is excellent and will be very useful...Simma has gathered virtually all of the leading experts...this will be a definitive work."--Tom Franck, New York University"An important contribution...."--American Journal of International Law"Its essential contribution is the analysis of nearly fifty years of practice, now available to both academics and practitioners under one cover....A vertiable researcher's dream....This book is on the "must list" for any serious researcher who seeks ready access to historical and contemporary applications of the UN charter."--ASIL United Nations Decade Newsletter"The treatment of the subjects covered is both descriptive and analytical. Bruno Simma and his colleagues deserve the gratitude of diplomats, international lawyers, legal advisers in the government, scholars and many others who are potential readers of the present volume. No law library can afford to do without this work of immense enduring value."--Law Books in Review

About the Author

Bruno Simma is Professor of International Law and European Community Law and Director of the Institute of International Law at the University of Munich. Since 1987, he has been Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 1976 and 1982 he was Director of Studies at the Hague Academy of International Law. He has held visiting Professorships at the Universities of Siena and Michigan. He is a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and was a founding editor of the European Journal of International Law. He is the author of a number of books, including Universelles Volkerrecht: Theorie und Praxis and is one of the editors of International Protection of the Environment: Treaties and Related Instruments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198257031
• ISBN 13: 9780198257035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1307