Wuhan University Institute of International Law has been fortunate to receivevarious distinguished scholars of international law from time to time. In the AutumnSemester of 2009, we had Professor Vladimir Djuro DEGAN here as our Expert inResidence.
During his stay on campus, Professor DEGAN participated in the teaching of“Advanced Studies in Public International Law”, a course given in English forgraduate students. Both the staff members of our institute and the students benefitedgreatly from his lectures, our conversations with him, and generally, his presence.
Wuhan University Institute of International Law has been fortunate to receivevarious distinguished scholars of international law from time to time. In the AutumnSemester of 2009, we had Professor Vladimir Djuro DEGAN here as our Expert inResidence.
During his stay on campus, Professor DEGAN participated in the teaching of“Advanced Studies in Public International Law”, a course given in English forgraduate students. Both the staff members of our institute and the students benefitedgreatly from his lectures, our conversations with him, and generally, his presence.
Some time ago, Wuhan University Institute of International Law started a seriesof publications under the title of “Wuhan University Lecutres on International Law”,collecting lectures given by distinguished visitors both in English and in Chinese.Volume one of this series was published in 2006. The Lectures given by ProfessorVladimir Djuro DEGAN present us with the opportunity to produce Volume 2 of thisseries, completely in English.
Readers of these Lectures will find that while attempting to provide teachingmaterials to the graduate students of international law, Professor DEGAN has given usa great deal of his personal insights. We are certain that Professor DEGANs Lectureswill be of great value to students and researchers alike. We are pleased that theseLectures now feature as Volume 2 of our Wuhan University Lectures series.
Preface
Biographical Note
Chapter Ⅰ On Sources of International Law in General
Chapter Ⅱ Customary Process in International Law
Chapter Ⅲ Treaties and Unilateral Acts as Sources of Particular International Law; Opposable Situations
Chapter Ⅳ The Scope and Patterns of Erga Omnes Obligations in International Law
Chapter Ⅴ On International Crimes and on International Criminal Justice
Chapter Ⅵ Legal Principles in Maritime Delimitation
Chapter Ⅵ The Common Heritage of Mankind in the Present Law of the Sea
Chapter Ⅶ Creation, International Recognition and Disappearance of States
Chapter Ⅸ State Succession
Chapter Ⅹ State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts
Chapter Ⅺ Injury and Modes of Its Redress
Selected Documents
Ⅰ. Charter of the United Nations (As Amended) ( 1945 )
Ⅱ. Statute of the International Court of Justice (1945)
Ⅲ. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Ⅳ. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)
Ⅴ. Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-Operation Among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations (1970)
Ⅵ. Definition of Aggression (1974)
Ⅶ. ILC Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (2001)
Subject Index
By the Same Author
It actually happens that some States have never adopted legislation to implementthe convention they ratified; or have not properly published it in their OfficialGazettes; or that the definition of the crime in the national legislation is incomplete;or that the obligation of universal jurisdiction is missing ; etc. Usually, other Statesparties to these conventions will not care enough so as to have each one of themcorrectly adjusted its legislation to the crime defined in the convention.
It can be different only with the stipulations in these conventions of a contractualcharacter providing various kinds of mutual legal assistance, including extradition. Ifone State party refused to comply with a lawful request by another party in thesedomains, it can expect reciprocal practice. However, the conventions codifyinguniversally recognized international crimes are as yet scarce of the obligations of thiskind.
On the other hand, States are free to incriminate in their national laws whateverinternational and transnational crimes they wish, even beyond their obligationsassumed by treaties. Usually these lists are in national criminal laws more abundantthan the crimes which are in competence of international criminal courts andtribunals.