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This systematic analysis of State complicity in international law focuses on the rules of State responsibility. Combining a theoretical perspective on complicity based on the concept of the international rule of law with a thorough analysis of international practice, Helmut Philipp Aust establishes what forms of support for wrongful conduct entail responsibility of complicit States and sheds light on the consequences of complicity in terms of reparation and implementation. Furthermore, he highlights how international law provides for varying degrees of responsibility in cases of complicity, depending on whether peremptory norms have been violated or special subject areas such as the law of collective security are involved. The book shows that the concept of State complicity is firmly grounded in international law, and that the international rule of law may serve as a conceptual paradigm for today's international legal order.
Synopsis
A timely analysis of State complicity in international law, which takes an innovative rule-of-law perspective.
Synopsis
This systematic analysis of the international rules on complicit States in controversial cases such as the 2003 Iraq war or the detention of terrorist suspects, combines analysis of international practice with a rule of law approach and demonstrates that international law provides for rules on State complicity.
About the Author
Dr Helmut Philip Aust is a Senior Research Fellow at Humboldt University, Berlin. His key research interests lie in the fields of international responsibility, UN law, human rights law and the interaction between international and domestic law.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Complicity between bilateralism and community interest; 3. Complicity and the international rule of law; 4. Complicity in customary international law; 5. The concept of complicity in Article 16 ASR; 6. The consequences of complicity; 7. Complicity and aggravated responsibility; 8. A network of rules on complicity; 9. Concluding observations.