Finnish Yearbook of International Law, Volume 24, 2014

Tuomas Tiittala is a Doctoral Candidate and Research Fellow at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki.

The Finnish Yearbook of International Law aspires to honour and strengthen the Finnish tradition in international legal scholarship. Open to contributions from all over the world and from all persuasions, the Finnish Yearbook stands out as a forum for theoretically informed, high-quality publications on all aspects of public international law, including the international relations law of the European Union.The Finnish Yearbook publishes in-depth articles and shorter notes, commentaries on current developments, book reviews and relevant overviews of Finland's state practice. While firmly grounded in traditional legal scholarship, it is open for new approaches to international law and for work of an interdisciplinary nature.The Finnish Yearbook is published for the Finnish Society of International Law by Hart Publishing. Earlier volumes may be obtained from Martinus Nijhoff, an imprint of Brill Publishers.Further information may be found at fsil.fi/fybil

ArticlesTilmann AltwickerExplaining the Emergence of Transnational Counter-Terrorism Legislation in International Law-MakingMehrnoosh FarzamfarDiplomatic Assurances in Cases of Expulsion to Torture:A Critical AnalysisVincent DalpéDelimiting the ICC's Ominous Shadow: An Analysis of the Inability Criterion's Nebulous ContoursSpecial Section: Sovereignty, Territory and JurisdictionIlja Richard PavoneThe Ukraine Crisis as a Paradigm of the Limits of International Law and the West's FaultsRichard C WatkinsJurisdiction in International Human Rights Law: Application of the European Convention to Soldiers Deployed OverseasHeini TuuraIntervention by Invitation and the Principle of Self-Determination in the Crimean CrisisMarc Shucksmith-WesleyUti Possidetis: The Procrustean Bed of International Law?Giuliano VosaFrom Authorisation to Multi-Parliamentarism: Parliaments in Global Law-Making 259Book ReviewsEdited by Rain LiivojaSia Spiliopoulou AkermarkHans-Joachim Heintze and Pierre Th ielborger (eds), From Cold War to Cyber War: The Evolution of the International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict over the Last 25 YearsGian Luca BurciJan Klabbers, Advanced Introduction to the Law of International OrganisationsSamuli HaatajaNicholas Tsagourias and Russell Buchan (eds), Research Handbook on International Law and CyberspaceNatalia JevglevskajaStuart Casey-Maslen (ed), Weapons under International Human Rights LawTero LundstedtDuncan French (ed), Statehood and Self-Determination: Reconciling Tradition and Modernity in International LawNew Finnish Doctoral Dissertations in International LawJohanna FrimanThe Dual Face of Defence-A Revision of the Concept of Defence in the Jus ad Bellum Statement by Claus KreßAnne-Charlotte MartineauThe Debate of the Fragmentation of International Law: A Critical Analysis Statement by Karen KnopKatja CreutzState Responsibility in International Law: From Paradigm to Periphery Statement by Christian J TamsJari PirjolaDark and Bright Sides of Human Rights: Towards Pragmatic Evaluation Statement by Elina PirjatanniemiJuan Pablo Pérez-León-AcevedoVictims' Status at International and Hybrid Criminal Courts: Victims'Status as Witnesses, Victim Participants/Civil Parties and Reparations Claimants Statement by Elizabeth Salmon