{"product_id":"9783662640456","title":"The State Immunity Controversy in International Law: Private Suits Against Sovereign States in Domestic Courts","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe State Immunity Controversy in International Law: Private Suits Against Sovereign States in Domestic Courts\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBankas, Ernest K.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book thoroughly discusses the concept of sovereign immunity in international law and how the problems normally associated with the said subject can be resolved in order to promote justice. In part one, the author shows through a careful analysis of the law that restrictive immunity does not have \u003ci\u003evox populi \u003c\/i\u003ein developing countries and that it lacks \u003ci\u003eusus. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also argues that forum law, i.e., the \u003ci\u003elex fori \u003c\/i\u003eis a creature of sovereignty and between equals before the law, only what is understood and acknowledged as law among states must be applied in as much as the international legal system is horizontal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, the state never acts as a juridical or natural person and, therefore, in logical terms, its functions cannot be divided into \u003ci\u003epotere politico \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e persona civile \u003c\/i\u003eas a prelude to determine jurisdiction. The said Italian doctrine, therefore, is \u003ci\u003eex-facie erroneous\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand that a simple dichotomy between absolute immunity and restrictive immunity wholly predicated on the nature test alone would not be helpful in promoting justice. Hence the contextual approach, arbitration and comparative dominant theory are suggested as essential tools to supplement the UN Treaty on state immunity when it comes into force because some states are likely to stay out of the said treaty regime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn part two, of the book, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of international criminal justice i.e., the prosecution of heads of state before international tribunals and the means or tools available to defend these leaders. To that end, it is apposite that a distinction between immunity\u003ci\u003e ratione personae \u003c\/i\u003eand immunity \u003ci\u003eratione materiae \u003c\/i\u003ebe made clear, whereby emphasis must be placed on their differences and legal consequences in regard to the verticality of international tribunals and foreign criminal jurisdiction of statese.g., the ICC and SCLC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author further argues forcefully that the law has not changed and that despite the reforming zeal\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof  some important states to change the law, in reality however, the law remains\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ealmost intact wholly structured on the presumption of immunity subject to certain limited acknowledged exceptions duly supported by \u003ci\u003eopinio juris, \u003c\/i\u003ethus eclipsing the suggestion by some scholars, senior courts and international tribunals that the law be instead based on an acknowledged exception to a presumed jurisdiction. This is because international law is a decentralized public order system without a compulsory jurisdiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-06-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662640456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-64043-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 881\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589677047948,"sku":"9783662640456","price":251.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662640456.jpg?v=1778003541","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783662640456","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}