Genealogy and potential of regulatory concepts of the common in Public International law: A global south view

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to introspect the regulatory concepts of the common in international law - such as common heritage of humanity, common interest of humanity and world heritage. In order to identify the background that led to the creation and limitation of these terms, a genealogical mapping is proposed. From a critical reflexive point of view over its current configuration and functionality, its regulatory potential in the socio-ecological context in a transnational constellation is analysed.