Book Reviews : International Law in Historical Perspective, Part V, Nationality and other Matters Relating to Individuals. Verzijl, J. H. W. A. W. Sijthoff-Leiden (1972), VIII and 518pp. D.Glds. 85

AuthorFrancis Vallat
Published date01 December 1972
Date01 December 1972
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/004711787200400617
Subject MatterArticles
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be
made
of the
trade-offs
in
national
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between
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with
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on
problems
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and
provide
a
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of
useful
facts
and
figures,
basic
to
any
understanding
of
the
problems
with
which
the
world
today
is
faced.
International
Law
in
Historical
Perspective,
Part
V,
Nationality
and
other
Matters
Relating
to
Individuals.
Verzijl,
J.
H.
W.
A.
W.
Sijthoff-Leiden
(1972),
VIII
and
518pp.
D.Glds.
85.
With
Part
V
we
pasts
the
half-way
mark
in
this
monumental
work
on
public
international
law.
Much
of
the
first
four
Parts
was
built
on
papers
previously
written
by
the
author.
In
this
Part,
there
is
no
direct
reliance
on
such
papers.
It
is
much
more
like
a
text-book
which
uses
the
techniques
of
analysis,
exposition
and
presentation
of
source
materials.
The
numerous
references
and
summaries
of
examples
and
precedents
are
particularly
valuable.
But
it
would
be
unsatisfactory
to
try
to
assess
the
contribution
to
the
study
of
international
law
made
by
this
volume
taken
in
isolation.
Such
an
assessment
must
await
the
completion
of
the
entire
work
when
there
should
be
a
comprehensive
review
of
the
whole.
As
Part
III
dealt
with
&dquo;the
territorial
substratum&dquo;
of
the
State
so
Part
V
deals
with
&dquo;the
personal
substratum&dquo;
which,
as
the
author
observes,
is
of
&dquo;preeminent
importance
for
public
international
law&dquo;.
Apart
from
nationality
and
other
relationships
between
the
State
and
the
individual,
this
part
deals
with
a
wide
range
of
subjects
-
nationality
of
legal
persons
and
of
ships,
etc.,
plebescites
and
options,
minority
protection
and
human
rights,
slavery,
refugees,
extradition,
aliens
and
nationalization
of
private
enterprises.
Such
a
brief
catalogue
does
not
begin
to
do
justice
to
the
contents
of
the
book
but
even
in
a
short
review
certain
features
deserve
special
mention.
About
thirty-five
pages
are
devoted
to
a
detailed
examina-
tion
of
the
problems
surrounding
the
nationality
of
legal
persons.
Some
cold
light
is
shed
on
the
judgment
of
the
International
Court
of
Justice
in
the
case
of
the
Barcelona
Traction,
Light
and
Power
Company,
Limited
(I.C.J.
Reports
1970,
p.2)
which
is
also
thoroughly
considered
from
the
point
of
view
of
diplomatic
protection
in
Chapter
VIII
on
the
law
relating
to
aliens.
The
historical
treatment
of
the
evolution
of
international
law
from
the
protection
of
minorities
to
the
modern
concept
of
individual
human
rights
is
one
that
every
student
of
the
subject
should
read.
In
a
work
of
such
merit
by
such
a
distinguished
scholar
it
is
almost
invidious
to
offer
praise
of
particular
parts,
but
the
chapter
on
extradition
is
of
exceptional
excellence
including,
as
it
does,
an
historical
survey,
doctrinal
analysis
and
an
extensive
section
on
case
law.
By
contrast,
it
is
regrettable
that
the
last
chapter
on
the
nationalization
of
private
enterprises,
although
penetrating
in
its
analysis,
does
not
present
the
wealth
of
illustrative
material
found
elsewhere
in
this
volume.
Once
more,
Professor
Verzijl
has
provided
us
with
a
book
of
in-
estimable
value
-
a
milestone
in
the
history
of
international
legal
literature.
It is
a
book
founded
on
scholarship
and
experience,
which
no
practitioner
dare
ignore
if
he
is
concerned
with
any
problem
falling
within
its
scope.
Francis
Vallat
The
Use
of
Force
in
International
Relations.
Edited
by
F.
S.
Northedge.
(Studies
in
International
Politics)
Faber
&
Faber
£3.90
247pp
Index.
As
the
editor,
Professor
F.
S.
Northedge,
points
out
in
his
short
intro-
duction
&dquo;despite
the
self-evident
prominence
of
force
and
the
threat
of
force
in
international
relations,
there
are
relatively
few
published
studies
of
this
subject ...&dquo;
Moreover
&dquo;It
is
to
be
assumed
so
long
as
world
politics
takes
the
form
of
a
number
of
independent
states,
each
responsible
for
its
own
security
and
without
a
common
power
to
keep
order
between
them,
armed
force
will
remain,
if
not
the
last
resort
of
kings,
at
least
the

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