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from Part IV - Construction of Legitimacy in International Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2025
The issue of international rightful conduct, as an expression of international legitimacy advanced by international law, concerns not only the state and the individual but also international organizations. However, this chapter focuses on the state and the individual because they are particularly significant international rights holders. Due to the hierarchy among international rights holders, with the state at the top, the determination of the rightful conduct of states is a crucial aspect of rightful conduct. This introduces the question: What are the right or legitimate ways for states to behave? The answer to this question is based on the actors with which states interact and toward which they project their power—that is, other states and individuals. Thus, this chapter analyzes the issue of rightful conduct (1) in the setting of interstate relations and (2) in the setting of the attitude of the state toward individuals.
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