Description: The law governing unilateral declarations of intention by states is far from clear. This monograph fills a gap in international legal scholarship by raising and answering the question of the precise legal value of such pledges in the realm of public international law.
Review Quotes:
"In sum, Eckart has produced a detailed analysis of the legal regime for promises of states international law. He vividly presents the current, albeit limited, State practice on the topic. The book is dedicated to a topic that has not previously received sufficient attention from scholars of international law, an omission now made good by Eckart's excellent study. (translated from the original German)" --Archiv des Völkerrechts Vol 5/12
"This is a superbly produced and edited book...and it is elegantly written." --Law and Politics Book Review Volume 23, No. 2 "The great achievement of the book is that it has been able to demonstrate the usefulness and legitimacy of the concept of promise in international law. . . . The book contains a full discussion of all the issues which unilateral promises can raise in diplomatic practice. . . .In sum, the book may be called an outstanding complement to the existing legal literature on a key issue of contemporary international law. It will be indispensable reading for any lawyer interested in the concept of unilateral promises in international law." --From the Foreword by Christian Tomuschat