The main question is whether solidarity constitutes a general principle of international law. Scholars are divided on the issue; and this depends on two factors: a) differences in the meaning given to the concept of solidarity; b) differing theories on the nature of general principles of international law. On the first point, the theories that identify solidarity with cooperation are not convincing, and one must instead adhere to a more restrictive concept. On the second point, three different categories of general principles must be admitted. Investigating some regulatory areas potentially relevant to solidarity, we conclude that the principle has a binding nature in some areas, is programmatic in others, and finally does not operate in other fields.
University of Siena, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-9823-2747
Chapter Title
Solidarietà: un principio generale del diritto internazionale?
Authors
Riccardo Pisillo Mazzeschi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0368-5.15
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Le dimensioni del principio solidaristico nel terzo millennio
Editors
Laura Castaldi, Federico Lenzerini, Francesco Zini
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Number of Pages
200
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0368-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0367-8
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0368-5
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0369-2
Series Title
Quaderni del Dipartimento di Scienze politiche e internazionali