Bøger i Beitrage zum auslandischen oeffentlichen Recht und Voelkerrecht serien

How closely connected should church and state be? This book addresses these questions and more through a portrayal and comparison of the legal systems of Germany, Israel, France, and the United States. This thought-provoking book brings the often opposing demands of religious and secular freedoms into clear focus.

Law-making by technical/informal expert bodies, Conferences of Parties, international organizations, the UN Security Council, regional organizations and arrangements and non-state actors is examined in turn. The book explores the various means of making non-conventional/non-treaty law and the cross-cutting issues that they raise.

There has been intense debate in recent times over the legitimacy or otherwise of international law. At issue are questions including, for example, whether international law lacks legitimacy in general and whether international law or a part of it has yielded to the facts of power.

Over the past two decades new international courts have entered the scene of international law and existing institutions have started to play more significant roles.