International law
By: edited by Malcolm D. Evans
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 865
ISBN-13: 9780199565665
Description: Clearly and accessibly written, this new text provides a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of international law and covers subjects including the history, theories and sources of international law, as well as current areas of interest such as international criminal law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A short history of international law / Stephen C Neff; title: What is international law for? / Martti Koskenniemi; title: Wicked heresies or legitimate perspectives? Theory and international law / Iain Scobbie; title: The sources of international law / Hugh Thirlway; title: Soft law in international law-making / Alan Boyle; title: International law and 'relative normativity' / Dinah Shelton; title: The practical working of the law of treaties / Malgosia Fitzmaurice; title: Statehood, self-determination, and recognition / Matthew Craven; title: International organization / Dapo Akande; title: The individual and the international legal system / Robert McCorquodale; title: Jurisdiction / Vaughan Lowe and Christopher Staker; title: International law and restraints on the exercise of jurisdiction by national courts of states / Hazel Fox; title: Immunities enjoyed by officials of states and international organizations / Chanaka Wickremasinghe; title: The relationship between international and national law / Eileen Denza; title: The nature and forms of international responsibility / James Crawford and Simon Olleson; title: Issues of admissibility and the law of international responsibility / Phoebe Okowa; title: The responsibility to protect / Spencer Zifcak; title: Countermeasures and sanctions / Nigel White and Ademola Abass; title: The means of dispute settlement / John Merrills; title: The international court of justice / Hugh Thirlway; title: The use of force and the international legal order / Christine Gray; title: The law of the sea / Malcolm D Evans; title: International environmental law / Catherine Redgwell; title: International economic law / Gerhard Loibi; title: International criminal law / Robert Cryer; title: International protection of human rights / Henry J Steiner; title: The law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law) / David Turns.