Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- Foreword / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- Preface / Eugeniusz Wyzner -- Introduction / Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of International Law / R. Higgins -- Chapter 2 Equity in International Law / T. Franck -- Chapter 3 International Law in the Context of the Changing World Order / I. Brownlie -- Chapter 4 The New International Legal System / E. Brown Weiss -- Chapter 5 International Law in the Twenty-first Century / V. P. Nanda -- Chapter 6 Law-Making in the United Nations / O. Schachter -- Chapter 7 Codification of Human Rights Law by the United Nations / F. Pocar -- Chapter 8 The Regulatory Role of the United Nations in Promoting Economic Growth and Development / F. X. Njenga -- Chapter 9 Preventive Diplomacy, Peacemaking and Peacekeeping in the Context of International Law / N. Elaraby -- Chapter 10 The United Nations Facing the Crisis of the Nation State / R. Dupuy -- Chapter 11 The Role and Mission of the International Court in an Era of Historical Transition / E. McWhinney -- Chapter 12 Bases for Jurisdiction before the International Court of Justice / B. A. Ajibola -- Chapter 13 Enforcement of Decisions of the International Court of Justice / G. Guillaume -- Chapter 14 The International Court of Justice in the Changing Political Environment / J. Makarczyk -- Chapter 15 Expanding the Potential of the World Court / C. Weeramantry -- Chapter 16 A Survey of Space Law as Developed by the United Nations / N. Jasentuliyana -- Chapter 17 Space Law and the Military Applications of Space Technology / I. A. Vlasic -- Chapter 18 The Legal Aspects Relating to the Civilian Applications of Space Technology / A. A. Cocca -- Chapter 19 Classicism and Revolution in the Elaboration of the Principles and Rules of Space Law / M. Bedjaoui -- Chapter 20 Next Steps in International Space Law / V. S. Vereshchetin -- Back Matter -- A About Judge Lachs / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- B Judge Lachs and His Writings 1937-1994 / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- C Judge Lachs in the Court and in the United Nations Thoughts on International Law / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- D List of Cases in which Judge Lachs Participated / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- E Authors Recollect Judge Lachs / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- About the Authors / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- Selected Bibliography / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana -- Index / Boutros Boutros-Giwli Editor: Nandasiri Jasentuliyana.

In the spirit of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations and the United Nations Decade of International Law, the contributors to Perspectives on International Law honour with this legal treatise a devoted friend of the United Nations and international law, Judge Manfred Lachs - a noted judge, diplomat, humanist and, above all, teacher. The work includes a variety of perspectives on international law relating to what were Judge Lachs' four main areas of interest: the theory and practice of international law, the United Nations, the World Court, and space law. The book meets the need for a reference work covering selected subject areas and providing different perspectives on some of the key issues of current concern. Many eminent experts in various fields related to international law, including Judges of the International Court of Justice, diplomats, and professors of law - most of whom knew Judge Lachs personally - have contributed. Each chapter has been prepared specifically for the book. The contributors represent all political, legal and cultural regions of the world and provide a range of backgrounds and viewpoints, offering a variety of new ideas for strengthening international law, based on their assessment of the lessons of the past.

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