The Unruly Notion of Abuse of Rights
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- Author: Jan Paulsson, Three Crowns LLP, Washington DC
- Date Published: July 2020
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Everyone condemns what they perceive as 'abuse of rights', and some would elevate it to a general principle of law. But the notion seldom suffices to be applied as a rule of decision. When adjudicators purport to do so they expose themselves to charges of unpredictability, if not arbitrariness. After examining the dissimilar origins and justification of the notion in national and international doctrine, and the difficulty of its application in both comparative and international law, this book concludes that except when given context as part of a lex specialis, it is too nebulous to serve as a general principle of international law.
Read more- Reviews the conflict between believers and skeptics as to the coherence and usefulness of the notion of abuse of rights
- Examines the dissimilar origins of the notion in national and international law
- Describes difficulties and paradoxes encountered when applying the notion in various national legal systems
- Illustrates numerous competing formulations of purported rules derived from the notion
Reviews & endorsements
'With precision and passion, Paulsson challenges a shibboleth of international law.’ W. Michael Reisman, Professor, Yale Law School
See more reviews‘Paulsson’s characteristic insistence that - in Holmes’ phrase - we must think things, not words, and his willingness to puncture conventional wisdom, all make this a vital read for anyone concerned with the nature of law; characteristically, too, this is at the same time erudite and readable, clear-headed and quotable.’ Alan Scott Rau, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas School of Law
‘Some may describe this book as iconoclastic. I say simply: legal theory at its best.’ Francisco Gonzáles de Cossío, Arbitrator and Professor, Universidad Iberoamericana and Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico
‘Unprincipled and unstructured pleas of abuse of rights will not survive the publication of this book.’ Zachary Douglas QC, Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (Geneva)
‘I strongly recommend this book, supremely sharp on technical reasoning and sensitive to challenges and limitations of the reality of international dispute settlement that the author knows so well. Whether the reader finds themselves largely persuaded by Paulsson’s argument, as I was, they will certainly be intellectually enriched from reading the treatment of an important topic by one of the great figures of modern international dispute settlement. The essentially simultaneous publication in autumn 2020 of The Unruly Notion of Abuse of Rights and the merits judgment of the ICJ in Immunities and Criminal Proceedings puts the book under review in the rare category of perfectly timed scholarship that independently captures the substance of the leading judgment, explains the intellectual backstory of a key concept, and is likely to significantly shape future developments in the field.’ Martins Paparinskis, Arbitration International
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- Date Published: July 2020
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108882699
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. Matters of nomenclature
2. An idealistic but troublesome impulse
3. A cacophony of criteria
4. A 'principle' with no rules?
5. The challenge of establishing universal principles
6. The Politis/Lauterpacht quest to elevate abuse of right
7. Rejection and retrenchment
8. The vanishing prospect.
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