The Prospects of Common Concern of Humankind in International Law

An innovative approach to doctrinal legal scholarship, this book traces the potential of 'Common Concern of Humankind' for assessing serious global challenges and to responding as a principle of law. It contains a wealth of practical analyses and critique dealing with an array of current and emerging global challenges.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 489 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The pressing issue of Common Concern among humanity serves as a focal point in endeavors to foster improved international cooperation across various domains, including but not limited to climate change. In this comprehensive book, we delve into the potential of Common Concern as a future legal principle, exploring its origins, distinguishing it from other common interest legal principles, and proposing a normative framework and its potential effects. Through an approach that combines incentives and penalties, we aim to achieve the goals defined as a Common Concern.

The individual chapters within this text examine the principle in diverse legal fields, such as climate technology diffusion, marine plastic pollution, human rights enforcement, economic inequality, migration, and monetary and financial stability. These chapters provide compelling evidence that the core obligations under the principle of Common Concern encompass not only the responsibilities of international cooperation and negotiation but also unilateral duties to take actions to enhance the potential of public international law to yield desirable public goods.

By examining the application of Common Concern in these diverse contexts, we gain valuable insights into its potential to promote cooperation, address global challenges, and uphold the principles of justice and equity. This book serves as a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, as it contributes to the ongoing discourse on international law and its role in shaping a more sustainable and harmonious world.

ISBN-13: 9781108793544