What lies in the common interest of the international community? How are those common interests protected? What is the role of states and of the international c

This book analyses three key concepts, global public goods, global commons, and fundamental values, as tools geared towards the protection of the general intere

International law has long been dominated by the State. But it has become apparent that this bias is unrealistic and untenable in the contemporary world as the

This book explores the extent to which contemporary international law expects states to take into account the interests of others - namely third states or their

This book analyzes the function and role of international law in a framework of increased global governance by focusing on how 'community interests' are articul