Publisher Description

The Irish Yearbook of International Law (IYIL) supports research into Ireland's practice in international affairs and foreign policy, filling a gap in existing legal scholarship and assisting in the dissemination of Irish thinking and practice on matters of international law. On an annual basis, the Yearbook presents peer-reviewed academic articles and book reviews on general issues of international law. Designated correspondents provide reports on international law developments in Ireland, Irish practice in international bodies, Ireland and the Law of the Sea and the law of the European Union as relevant to developments in Ireland. In addition, the Yearbook reproduces key documents that reflect Irish practice on contemporary issues of international law.Publication of the Irish Yearbook of International Law makes Irish practice and opinio juris more readily available to Governments, academics and international bodies when determining the content of international law. In providing a forum for the documentation and analysis of North-South relations the Yearbook also makes an important contribution to post-conflict and transitional justice studies internationally.As a matter of editorial policy, the Yearbook seeks to promote a multilateral approach to international affairs, reflecting and reinforcing Ireland's long-standing commitment to multilateralism as a core element of foreign policy.

Author Biography

Fiona de Londras is Professor of Law at Durham University. Siobhán Mullally is Professor of Law at University College Cork.

Table of Contents

ARTICLESAnthony Carty and Zhang Xiaoshi, Unequal to Equal Treaty: From the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 to the Belfast Agreement (Good Friday Agreement) 1998 – a Chinese Perspective Joshua Curtis, The 'Economics of Necessity', Human Rights and Ireland's Natural Resources Amanda Kramer and Rachel Killean, Security Council Referrals to the ICC: A Politicised System CORRESPONDENT REPORTSFiona O'Regan, Human Rights Developments in Ireland 2012 Alan D.P. Brady, Ireland and International Law 2012 Stephen Coutts, Ireland and the European Union 2012 Brice Dickson, Human Rights in Northern Ireland 2012 Ronán Long, Irish State Practice on the Law of the Sea 2012 BOOK REVIEWSFernne Brennan and John Packer (eds), Colonialism, Slavery, Reparations and Trade: Remedying the Past? [Jean Allain] James Kraska and Raul Pedrozo, International Maritime Security Law, and Efthymios Papastavridis, The Interception of Vessels on the High Seas: Contemporary Challenges to the Legal Order of the Oceans [Michael A. Becker] Ciarán Burke, An Equitable Framework for Humanitarian Intervention [Arianna Whelan] DOCUMENTS1. Address by Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D., Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland to the United Nations Security Council, Thursday, 9 February 2012 2. Statement by H.E. Ms. Anne Anderson, Permanent Representative at the United Nations Security Council debate on Women, Peace and Security: "Conflict-related sexual violence", New York, 23 February 2012 3. Statement by Ireland at the High level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights, Brighton, the United Kingdom, 18-20 April 2012 4. Address by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and rade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., to the 21st Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Monaco, 5 July 2012 5. Ministerial Breakfast Meeting on the occasion of the High Level Meeting on the Rule of Law, tatement by James Kingston, Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, 24 September 2012 6. Statement to UN First Committee on Nuclear Weapons Cluster, Sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 19 October 2012 7. Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its 63rd and 64tht Sessions (Part 1), New York, 2 November 2012 8. Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its 63rd and 64th Sessions (Part 3), New York, 2 November 2012 9. Palestinian Observer State Status: Press Release, 29 November 2012

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This book fills a gap in existing legal scholarship by assisting in the dissemination of Irish thinking and practice on matters of international law.

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