Download or read book Necessity and National Emergency Clauses written by Diane A. Desierto and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unveiling the complex dynamic between State sovereignty and necessity doctrine as historically practiced in international political relations, this book proposes analytical criteria to assess the lawfulness and legitimacy of interpretations of necessity and national emergency clauses in specialized treaty regimes.