The Persistent Objector Rule in International Law

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James A. Green (Professor of Public International Law, Professor of Public International Law, University of Reading)

The Persistent Objector Rule in International Law

James A. Green (Professor of Public International Law, Professor of Public International Law, University of Reading)

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Oxford University Press
24 February 2016

Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Public international law; Treaties & other sources of international law; International courts & procedures

The persistent objector rule is said to provide states with an 'escape hatch' from the otherwise universal binding force of customary international law.

It provides that if a state persistently objects to a newly emerging norm of customary international law during the formation of that norm, then the objecting state is exempt from the norm once it crystallises into law.

The conceptual role of the rule may be interepreted as straightforward: to preserve the fundamentalist positivist notion that any norm of international law can only bind a state that has consented to be bound by it. In reality, however, numerous unanswered questions exist about the way that it works in practice. Through focused analysis of state practice, this monograph provides a detailed understanding of how the rule emerged and operates, how it should be conceptualised, and what its implications are for the binding nature of customary international law. It argues that the persistent objector rule ultimately has an important role to play in the mixture of consent and consensus that underpins international law.

By: James A. Green (Professor of Public International Law Professor of Public International Law University of Reading)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 684g
ISBN: 9780198704218
ISBN 10: 0198704216
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 24 February 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James A. Green is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Reading, where he has been a member of staff since 2006. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Nottingham and, in 2005, was a visiting research scholar at the University of Michigan. His primary research interests are the international law on the use of force, particularly self-defence, and the formation of customary international law.