Cassese: International Law 2e
Chapter 03
The Fundamental Principles Governing International Relations
- UN Charter
[www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html] - Declaration on Friendly Relations
[www.law.nyu.edu/kingsburyb/fall03/intl_law/PROTECTED/unit3/intl_law2001
_unit3_III,3,c,undeclaration.html]
- Extraterritorial prescriptive jurisdiction:
- UK Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act
[www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2001/20010024.htm]
- Jurisdiction to enforce:
Permanent Court of International Justice, judgement of 7 September 1927, Lotus case
[www.icj-cij.org/cijwww/cdecisions/ccpij/serie_A/A_10/30_Lotus_Arret.pdf]
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Non-intervention in the internal or external affairs of other States
- Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention and Interference in the Internal Affairs of States (A/RES/36/103)
[www.un.org/documents/ga/res/36/a36r103.htm]
Prohibition of the threat or use of force
- Definition of Aggression (GA resolution 3314 (XXIX))
[www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/GAres3314.html]
Peaceful settlement of disputes
- Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
[www.un.org/documents/ga/res/37/a37r010.htm]
Respect for human rights
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm] - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
[www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm] - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
[www.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm]
Self-Determination of Peoples
- Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
[www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/c_coloni.htm] - Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination (A/RES/56/141)
[www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/A.RES.56.141.En?Opendocument]
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