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Good Offices: Grasping the Place of Law in Conflict

O'Donoghue, Aoife

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Aoife O'Donoghue



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.

Citation

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
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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This is the accepted version of the following article: O'Donoghue, A. (2014), Good offices: grasping the place of law in conflict. Legal Studies, 34(3): 469-496, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lest.12029. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.





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