The Concept of Res Communis in International Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1990
Journal Title
History of European Ideas
ISSN
0191-6599
DOI
10.1016/0191-6599(90)90002-V
Abstract
Article Extract:
As the means by which man defines relations, creates expectations and assigns obligations, law provides a chronicle of the progress of man himself. The most fundamental laws address issues of survival: to insure that individual actions will contribute to and not jeopardize the welfare of the group. With survival needs met, the law moves on to address individual rights in matters of property and other private relations. What the law seeks to do is not only to provide guidance, where the balance between group and individual rights appears uncertain, but also to help the parties to a dispute come to agreement on a course of action or decide that there is need for change in existing practices. To be effective, and to be observed, law must be dynamic.
First Page
459
Last Page
477
Num Pages
19
Volume Number
12
Issue Number
4
Publisher
Elsevier Science Ltd
Recommended Citation
Charlotte Ku,
The Concept of Res Communis in International Law,
12
Hist. Eur. Ideas
459
(1990).
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