Book contents
- International Law and Peace Settlements
- International Law and Peace Settlements
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Case Law
- Peace Agreements and Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Historical Dimensions to Peace Settlement Practice
- Part II Peace Agreements As Legal Instruments
- Part III Key Actors and the Role of International Law
- Part IV Representation, Sovereignty and Governance
- Part V Economic Aspects of Peace Settlements
- Part VI Humanitarian Obligations and Human Rights
- Conclusion
- Index
1 - Introduction
Framing the Relationship between International Law and Peace Settlements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2021
- International Law and Peace Settlements
- International Law and Peace Settlements
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Case Law
- Peace Agreements and Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Historical Dimensions to Peace Settlement Practice
- Part II Peace Agreements As Legal Instruments
- Part III Key Actors and the Role of International Law
- Part IV Representation, Sovereignty and Governance
- Part V Economic Aspects of Peace Settlements
- Part VI Humanitarian Obligations and Human Rights
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
This introductory chapter identifies the key questions and themes for the International Law and Peace Settlements volume, and provides a framework and conceptual map for analysing the relationship between international law and peace settlement practice. In particular, it examines the concepts of peace and war, and their relation to law, before developing a working lexicon for peace agreements and settlements. The chapter then critically examines the legal character of peace agreements and settlement commitments as ‘legal tools’ for peace-making. This analysis provides essential foundations to map out the ways in which peace settlements and international law can interact. Those forms of interaction become key focal points for the various contributions in the remainder of the volume. The thematic rationale and structure of the volume is explained to orientate the reader in light of its key themes and questions.
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- International Law and Peace Settlements , pp. 1 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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