Focusing on how states have utilized the persistent objector rule in practice, this volume details how the rule emerged and operates, how it should be conceptualised, and what its implications are for the binding nature of customary international law.

• Foreword


• Introduction


• Part 1: The Origin and Legal Source of the Persistent Objector Rule


• 1: The History and Emergence of the Persistent Objector Rule


• 2: The Persistent Objector Rule in Case Law and State Practice Post-1945


• Part 2: The Criteria for the Operation of the Persistent Objector Rule


• 3: The Objection Criterion


• 4: The Persistence Criterion


• 5: The Consistency Criterion


• 6: The Timeliness Criterion


• Part 3: The Limitations and Role of the Persistent Objector Rule


• 7: Peremptory Norms and Persistent Objection


• 8: Maintaining Exemption: 'Fundamental' Norms and Extra Legal Factors


• 9: The Role and Value of the Persistent Objector Rule


• Conclusion

James A. Green is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Reading, where he has been a member of staff since 2006. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Nottingham and, in 2005, was a visiting research scholar at the University of Michigan. His primary research interests are the international law on the use of force, particularly self-defence, and the formation of customary international law.