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This books contains a course of lectures I delivered at the Hague academy of International Law in the summer of 1986 and were originally published in the Recueil des Cours, Volume 197 (1986-II). In spite of all the changes in the international society since then, the basic theme and substance of these lectures have not changed. International society still consists of sovereign states and they are very jealous and protective of their sovereignty. In spite of all the criticism of the principle of sovereignty as `archaie`, `unworkable`, `misleading`, and even `dangerous` political dogma it is still accepted as one of the most important and sacred principles of international law and is supposed to be the very basis of international relations. Indeed, sovereignty has got so entrenched in the minds of people that it has become, as we shall see, a "postulate" rather than a principle an done of the fundamental assumptions of international law.
About Author :
R P Anand Professor Emeritus at present in the Division of International Legal Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, Professor Anand retired from the University in 1998 after serving there for nearly 33 years as Professor and Head of that Division. Anand is a well-known scholar in the field of international law and widely recognized as a spokesman of the Third World views on the subject. One of the two Indian elected members of the Institute Droit International at present. Professor Anand has been recipient of a number of awards and honors in the field, visiting scholar in several universities and institutes of higher learning in the United States and Europe, Lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law, UGC National Lecturer in Law in India, and has served as Legal Consultant to the UN Secretary-General on Law of the Sea. Author or Editor of 21 books, Professor Anand has published more than one hundred articles in professional journals in Canada, Europe, India, Japan and the United States.
Contents :
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Sovereignty of States in an Independent World
3. Equality of States in an Unequal World: A Historical Perspective
4. Equality of States in a Hierarchical World Order
5. Mini-States and Equality of Rights
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography ISBN - 9788178711416
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Pages : 220
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