Issues and Challenges of Public International Law

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Description
international law is an ever growing field of law that boasts of a vast scope in the present, as well in the times ahead, more so, in the era of Globalization Classically known as the law governing the relation between the nations, international law has come a long way in making its presence fell across the world, and plays tremendous role as a connecting link among the nations in numerous aspects, such as trade commerce, investment, peace and security, military, protection  of territorial sovereignty, national developments, dispute resolutions and the list goes on. A large part of international law is not enforceable in domestic jurisdictions, yet its importance cannot be underestimated, ruled out and written off as internationally recognized principles provide a guiding light to the domestic courts in effectively adjudicating cases within the jurisdiction. This book gives a panoramic view of the various aspect pertaining to the Public International Law including an in depth analysis of the existing International Law System. This book is a must for all judges, lawyers, parliamentarians, legislators, administrators, academicians, scholars, students and all others interested in the study of Public International Law
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Contents
SECTION I   
SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS
•    Statement of Objectives
•    Key Note Address
•    Inaugural Address — Benefits of Study of International Law
•    India's Foreign Policy — International Relations — Recent International Developments
•    Valedictory Address
•    Seminar Proceedings
SECTION II    
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW, CYBER SPACE LAW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS
•    Bilateral Arrangements Between India and China — Impact on the Multilateral Trading System
•    Violating the International Labour Rights Regime of the WTO — Implications for international
      Investment in Developing Economics
•    A Comparative Analysis of Predatory Pricing in Different Jurisdictions
•    Mischief of International Law — Anti-Dumping Indian Perspective
•    Biological Diversity and Intellectual Property Law — An Inherent Conflict
•    IPR — An International Conundrum
•    Law Relating to Telecommunication and Intellectual Property Rights - An International Approach
•    Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality in the Cyber Age
SECTION III   
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW
•    Responsibility While Protecting — a Case for Responsible Humanitarian Interventions
•    International Human Rights Law and the Menace of Atrocities on Dalit Communities in India
•    Relocating Human Rights in the Indian Perspective of Dharma — Proposing a Duty — Centric
     Approach to Human Rights
•    Bilateral Investment Treaties in Human Rights Perspective
•    War is War — Need for an Extensive Legal Regime for Non-International Armed Conflicts —
      a Comparative Analysis
•    Analysis of the Inter Relation between Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian  Law
•    The Next Loose Cannon? — The Jump from Automatic to Autonomous
•    The Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law in Post-Conflict Situations — The Way Forward in
      Sri Lanka
SECTION IV    
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW   
•    Role of the United Nations   — Emerging Trends of the East Europe
•    International Institutions for Conservation of Biodiversity
•    Mercosul's Integration Project and the Arbitral Tribunals
•    ICJ — A Critical Overview of UN Dispute Resolving Mechanism
•    International Dispute Resolution in the Time of Proliferation of International Tribunals
•    State Responsibility and its Nexus with Outer Space Activities — An Insight
SECTION V    
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, LAW OF THE SEA AND NUCLEAR LAW
• International Legal Obligation to Prevent Trans-Boundary Nuclear Damage
•    State Responsibility and Climate Change
•    International nuclear Energy Laws — Mapping out A Peaceful Co-existence
•    Plastic Pollution in SAARC Countries — Law, Analyis and a Sustainable Solution
•    Legal Framework of Hot Pursuit and Piracy
•    A Comparative Study of India and Iran Environmental Laws in the Sight or Criminal Law
•    Can be CSC Regime Accommodate a Nuclear Supplier Liability? A Comparative Analysis Between
      Indian and Japanese Civil Nuclear Liability Acts
•    In the Clutch of Dragon — The Ever Inflating Chinese Presence in the South China Sea
SECTION VI
EXTRADITION, ASYLUM AND REFUGEE LAW
•    In the Twilight Zone — Conflicting Claims of Asylum Seekers' Freedom of Movement and the
     Right of States to Grant Asylum Within the Refugee Protection Regime
•    Right to Asylum — International Law Perspectives on Snowden's Case
•    Where there is no Convention — Implementing International Refugee Law Through strategic
      Litigation in Hong Kong — A Case Study
•    Determination of Refugee Status & Asylum Seekers in India — An International Law Perspective
•    Asylum Claims and Sexual Orientation — 'Particular Social Group' and Standard of Review of
      Asylum Applications
•    Political Offences as an Exception to Extradition Under International Law — The Case of
      Edward Snowden
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Author Details
Prof. (Dr.) B.P. Singh Sehgal obtained his Ph.D. (1988) from Jammu University, LL.M. (1976) and LL.B. (1973) from Kurukshetra University. Me took over as Director of Amity Law School, Delhi in April 2013 after working for almost two years in the office of Vice Chancellor, Amity University (U.P.) as OSD to VC.
Prof. Sehgal superannuated from University of Jammu after serving there for more than 35 years in multifarious capacities including Dean Academic Affairs, Chief Coordinator for Offsite Campuses of the University; Director, Directorate of Distance Education; Director, The Law School; Head of Law Department; Dean of Faculty of Law; Director, Youth Welfare; Director Legal Aid Clinic, etc. etc. Prof. Sehgal has worked at various United Nations Peace Keeping Missions. He was Legal Officer and was responsible for Civil Registry Department in newly created country, East Timor in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) during the first democratic elections in 2001. He further supervised the Presidential elections in Afghanistan during 2003-05 and worked as International Registration Supervisor, Provincial Training Officer and Field Coordinator in United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Participated in International Centre for University Human Rights Teaching, 16th Session, 1988 Strassbourg, France; awarded Fellowship for attending the 19th Study Session on Human Rights by International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France, 1988, awarded Fellowship for internship at International Committee for Red Cross at Geneva (Switzerland), 1988, selected for participation in The Hague Academy External Programme 1990, presented a paper in International Symposium on Victimology at Brazil 1991, participated in Asian Development Bank Funded IUCN/APCL/UNEP Programme on Capacity Building for Environmental Legal Education in the Asia-Pacific Region at National University of Singapore, 1998 and also delivered lectures in the Faculty of Law, Nepal in 2011.
Prof. Sehgal has already published more than 50 research papers in reputed Law Journals of the country. He has published and edited seven books on various social legal issues.
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