Daniele Amoroso - Böcker

This book analyses three key concepts, global public goods, global commons, and fundamental values, as tools geared towards the protection of the general interests of the international community. After providing an overview of these concepts, the book examines how international law has responded to them in a wide range of fields, and investigates how global governance has improved, or worsened, this response. Contributions from a group of experts explore the legal foundations of general interests, and discuss which interests have or have not been deemed to deserve the protection of international law. Other chapters focus on whether, and to what extent, it is appropriate that international law intervenes to regulate such interests, considering the interplay between multiple actors including states, international and regional organisations, and non-state actors. The book explores how states and other actors have used international law to protect general interests, what lessons can be learned from these efforts, and what significant challenges still need to be addressed.

This prescient Research Handbook analyses the ethical development of Artificial Intelligence systems through the prism of meaningful human control. It encapsulates a multitude of disciplinary lenses including technical, philosophical and legal, making a crucial contribution to the ongoing discourse about control and responsibility in the field of AI.The Research Handbook combines empirical insights from various fields to examine the emergence of responsible AI development. These perspectives are discussed in relation to key topics including automated intelligent mobility, recommender and decision-support systems, cure and care, and AI in the military. Contributors examine diverse problems, requirements and context-specific approaches to responsible AI development, ultimately providing the reader with a transdisciplinary view of the subject and highlighting the way forward on both an individual and societal level.Bringing together a wide range of experts, this Research Handbook is an essential read for scholars of science and technology, law, philosophy of technology, security studies and innovation policy. It also appeals to those involved in the development of AI technology and policy, from policymakers aiming to codify human-centric AI to computer scientists engaging in the design of responsible AI.

Volume XXXIII of The Italian Yearbook of International Law opens with a memoir of Francesco Francioni, General Editor of the IYIL from Vol. IX to Vol. XXIV, who passed away in February 2024. Next, it features a monographic section on current issues of international environmental and climate law, which includes contributions on: i) the problem of causation in climate change litigation; ii) the protection of persons affected by sea-level rise; iii) the resort to advisory opinions as a strategy to strengthen the implementation of international environmental law; iv) environmental protection in armed conflict; v) the 2023 Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction; vi) the legality of States’ climate change action under WTO and investment law; vii) environmental rights of children and future generations; viii) reparation for environmental damage. There follows a symposium on the scientific legacy of Benedetto Conforti, having particular regard to i) the intersection of customary international law and general principles of law; ii) the law of the sea; iii) the application of international law by domestic courts; iv) the prohibition of the use of force. The Volume further contains timely contributions on the recent judgments by the Italian Constitutional Court on the Nazi Crimes Reparations Fund and the case of Giulio Regeni; the resort to restorative justice as a tool to address violence against women in the Italian legal order; the recent Italian practice on migration; the agreement between Italy and Croatia on the delimitation of their EEZs. As in every volume the following sections, each containing a wealth of scholarly contributions and reference materials, are included: Practice of International Courts and Tribunals and Italian Practice Relating to International Law. The remaining part of the Volume contains a bibliographical index of Italian international law scholarship published in 2023, a book review section, and an analytical index. Published with the contribution of ENI.

Volume XXXIV of The Italian Yearbook of International Law opens with a monographic section covering various aspects of the structure, activities, and functions of the United Nations on the occasion of its eightieth anniversary. It includes contributions on: i) coalitions and divides in international law-making within the UN; ii) the binding settlement of inter-State disputes; iii) the relationship between the UN and the International Criminal Court; iv) the role of the UN in shaping the notion of peace; v) the protection of human rights; vi) the promotion of environmental protection; vii) membership and representation in UN specialised agencies. The Volume further contains timely scholarly contributions on the hierarchical rank of treaties in the Italian legal order; the definition of piracy; the new challenges for international cooperation in healthcare; recent notable rulings by the European Court of Human Rights involving Italy as the respondent (J. Paul Getty Trust and Cannavacciuolo cases); the notorious Italy-Albania Protocol on co-operation in migratory issues. As in every volume, a section on the Practice of International Courts and Tribunals is included, featuring scholarly pieces that thoroughly address specific key questions, such as the early effects of recent ICSID rules amendments, as well as a section on the most recent Italian Practice Relating to International Law. The remaining part of the Volume contains a bibliographical index of Italian international law scholarship published in 2024, a book review section, and an analytical index. Published with the contributions of SIMEST and ENI.

This book analyses the principle of equality from three perspectives: public international law, private international law and EU law. It is the first book in English providing a comprehensive overview of this principle in these areas of law and showing the current trends and issues concerning its application. Its main goal is to understand whether and to what extent the principle of equality has been affirmed in public and private international law, as well as EU law, and what – if any – the common core of this principle is.The analysis carried out in this contributed volume starts from general analyses of the principle of equality in the areas of the law covered by the book and then discusses the principle in more specific areas, such as human rights law, international adjudication (including investment law) and the law of international organizations.The book is intended to become a benchmark for academics dealing with matters of equality in public international law, private international law and EU law. It will be a useful tool for practitioners too, the collected chapters being based on the relevant case law dealing with the principle of equality.Daniele Amoroso is Professor of International Law in the Department of Law of the University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.Loris Marotti is Assistant Professor of International Law in the Department of Law at the Federico II University of Naples, Italy.Pierfrancesco Rossi is Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law in the Department of Law of Luiss University, Rome, Italy.Andrea Spagnolo is Professor of International Law in the Department of Law of the University of Turin, Turin, Italy.Giovanni Zarra is Professor of International Law and International Litigation in the Department of Law at the Federico II University of Naples, Italy.