Aoife O'Donoghue
Good Offices: Grasping the Place of Law in Conflict
O'Donoghue, Aoife
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Abstract
In the pantheon of approaches open to participants in the pacific settlement of disputes, good offices holds a noteworthy place. The evolution of good offices over the past century is concurrent with a trend of considerable transformation within international law, including – amongst other changes – a move away from a state-led legal order, including in good offices following the emergence of the heads of international organisations as its prime users, and a process of legalisation and specialisation within the subject that has entirely altered its character. These changes have led to a redefinition of good offices that stresses the actor carrying out the role above the form that it takes. To accompany these changes in practice, there is a need for a transformation in the legal analysis and definition of good offices. One potential option in achieving this end is Bell's lex pacificatoria. If good offices is to continue to play a significant role in the settlement of violent conflicts, a fully developed legal analysis is necessary to grasp both its historical development and its potential future role.
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O'Donoghue, A. (2014). Good Offices: Grasping the Place of Law in Conflict. Legal Studies, 34(3), 469-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/lest.12029
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Jan 2, 2018 |
Publication Date | Sep 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Apr 26, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Legal Studies |
Print ISSN | 0261-3875 |
Electronic ISSN | 1748-121X |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 469-496 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/lest.12029 |
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