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- Shared Obligations in International Law
- Shared Responsibility in International Law
- Shared Obligations in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Setting the Scene
- 2 The Concept of Shared Obligations in International Law
- 3 The Distinction between Bilateral and Multilateral Legal Relations in the International Law of Obligations
- 4 Indivisible and Divisible Shared Obligations in International Law
- 5 Sharing International Obligations and the Determination of Shared Responsibility
- 6 Claiming Cessation and Reparation for Breaches of Shared Obligations
- 7 Conclusion
- Index
3 - The Distinction between Bilateral and Multilateral Legal Relations in the International Law of Obligations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 July 2022
- Shared Obligations in International Law
- Shared Responsibility in International Law
- Shared Obligations in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Setting the Scene
- 2 The Concept of Shared Obligations in International Law
- 3 The Distinction between Bilateral and Multilateral Legal Relations in the International Law of Obligations
- 4 Indivisible and Divisible Shared Obligations in International Law
- 5 Sharing International Obligations and the Determination of Shared Responsibility
- 6 Claiming Cessation and Reparation for Breaches of Shared Obligations
- 7 Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Throughout the years, various legal concepts have emerged that recognize that more than two states (in the form of one duty-bearer and one right-holder) may be involved when it comes to the performance of an international obligation, and that this can have relevant implications for treaty and responsibility relations. In this respect one may think of concepts such as obligations erga omnes, interdependent obligations and jus cogens. This chapter explores and analyses the way in which the international law of obligations, through these concepts, has addressed legal relations that involve more than simply one duty-bearer and one right-holder. By doing so, the chapter aims to illustrate the limits but also the B1:L9
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- Shared Obligations in International Law , pp. 54 - 96Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022