International Rule of Law and Professional Ethics

This book examines an interesting and relatively understudied area of the evolution of the international rule of law and the role of professional ethics. The rule of law has been gradually developed and promoted at the national level over centuries, however at the international level it has only recently received (more in rhetoric than in implementation) support from a macro perspective - developments of international rules and institutions, and from a micro perspective - ethical codes, independence and un-bias of professionals, working in international organizations and tribunals. The book offers analysis and recommends policies to strengthen the rule of law at international level to meet a major global governance demand in ensuring equity, justice, stability and consistency in international affairs.

Introduction; Chapter 1 From Domestic to International Rule of Law, VesselinPopovski; Chapter 2 “Unqualified Human Good” or a Bit of “Ruling-Class Chatter”?, SimonChesterman; Chapter 3 ‘Thin Theories’ of the Domestic and International Rule of Law, CharlesSampford; Chapter 4 Reflections on the Rule of Law, JohnBarker; Chapter 5 What Is ‘International Impartiality’?, FrédéricMégret; Chapter 6 Professions without Borders, CharlesSampford; Chapter 7 International Civil Service Ethics, Professionalism and the Rule of Law, LorneSossin, VasudaSinha; Chapter 8 International Rule of Law?, Chandra LekhaSriram; Chapter 9 Judicial Ethics at the International Criminal Tribunals, William A.Schabas; Chapter 10 Conclusion, VesselinPopovski;

Vesselin Popovski is Vice Dean and Executive Director of the Centre for United Nations Studies at Jindal Global University in India. He previously worked as Senior Academic Officer at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Director of the EU project ’Legal Protection of Individual Rights in Russia’ (2002-2004), lecturer at the University of Exeter, UK (1999-2002), Research Fellow, NATO Democratic Institutions Programme (1996-1998) and Bulgarian diplomat (1988-1996) serving in Sofia, New York and London. He currently sits on the Advisory Board of the ’Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies’ and of the Editorial Boards of ’International Studies Review’ and of ’Sustainability Science’. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored and edited over twenty books.