The ‘clean hands’ doctrine in international law

• Authors: Halil Rahman Basaran
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The clean hands doctrine does not belong in international law. It is a non-legal norm with the capability to mediate between international legal norms. Clean hands may be characterized as part of equity but such a characterization does not make the doctrine a part of public international law. The principle of equity exists at the gates of public international law and, so far, has not transferred the clean hands doctrine from international politics to international law.

Keywords

EN

clean hands doctrine; equity; general principle of law; general principle of international law; non-legal norm; European Court of Human Rights; McCann judgment

Discipline

• LAW_&_ADMINISTRATION: LAW & ADMINISTRATION

• Publisher: Institute of State and Law, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: The Lawyer Quarterly
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 403-416
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Halil Rahman Basaran

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