Law among nations
Subtitle: an introduction to public international law
By: Gerhard von Glahn, James Larry Taulbee
Contributors: Taulbee, James Larry, 1942-
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9780205855773
Subjects: International law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of international law; title: The nature of the law; title: Visions of international politics; title: Why do states obey international law?; title: Extralegal factors that promote compliance; title: Development of law among nations; title: Early development of international law; title: Writers; title: The impact of Westphalia (1648); title: The nineteenth century; title: International law as international before World War I; title: Twentieth Century; title: Chinese concepts of law; title: The new states; title: Sources of the law; title: International treaties (conventions); title: International custom; title: Comity; title: Equity; title: Beyond Article 38 of the statute; title: Soft law; title: The International Law Commission; title: International agreements; title: Types of agreements; title: General principles; title: Formation of treaties; title: Special problems; title: Validity of treaties; title: International legal process; title: Diplomatic correspondence : government-to-government claim or negotiation; title: Inquiry and fact-finding; title: Courts sanctions and centralized enforcement; title: The relationship between international and municipal laws; title: Monism and dualism : what Is the relationship between international and domestic law?; title: Applying international law; title: Subjects of international law; title: Subjects of international law; title: The community of nations; title: Unions of sovereign states; title: A note on leased territory; title: Recognition of states and governments; title: Recognition in General; title: State practice and recognition : states and governments; title: Possible conditions and terms; title: Continuing questions : self-determination Is what states; title: Make of It; title: Contemporary practice; title: State succession; title: Rights and duties of international legal persons; title: Traditional views; title: Rights of states; title: The rights of existence and independence; title: The right of equality; title: The right of immunity; title: State immunity; title: Act of state doctrine; title: Rights of international organizations; title: Duties of states; title: The allocation of competence in international law; title: Nationality; title: Meaning of nationality; title: Right of the state to confer nationality; title: Principles of jurisdiction; title: Principles of international jurisdiction; title: Extradition; title: Common elements of extradition treaties; title: State responsibility : responsibility for injuries to aliens; title: Circumstances precluding wrongfulness; title: The rainbow warrior; title: Mixed claims commission; title: Responsibility of states for the actions of rebels and insurgent governments; title: The law of the sea; title: Some notes on Lawmaking at the international level; title: General principles; title: Basic principles; title: Maritime boundaries and jurisdictional principles; title: High seas; title: A note on regimes and the idea of the global commons; title: Jurisdiction over air space and outer space; title: National airspace; title: Air hijacking; title: Telecommunications; title: Outer space; title: Agents of international intercourse immunities; title: Diplomatic agents; title: Diplomatic privileges and immunities; title: Agents of international organizations : privileges and immunities; title: Consular agents; title: International law and the individual; title: The individual and international law human rights; title: The individual : from object to subject; title: Restrictions on the jurisdiction of states over their nationals; title: Theory and practice; title: The United Nations and human rights; title: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; title: International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; title: Other human rights instruments; title: Implementation; title: Commission on Human Rights; title: Regional human rights initiatives; title: Human rights and territorial asylum; title: U.S. practice and human rights conventions; title: International criminal law; title: Crimes against humanity and genocide; title: Transboundary (transborder) crimes; title: Piracy; title: Peacetime hostage taking; title: Terrorism; title: Inter-American Convention against Terrorism; title: Part five process and issues; title: Adjudication; title: Advantages and disadvantages of adjudication; title: International adjudication; title: Arbitration; title: Judicial settlement; title: International law and protection of the environment; title: The environment and traditional international law; title: The limits of the liability/traditional law frame-work; title: Regimes and the law; title: Organizations and regimes; title: The earth summit (Rio conference); title: Treaties; title: International economic law; title: Economic theory and economy law; title: World War I and the great depression; title: Prelude : modern economic theory and political economy; title: The Bretton woods system; title: The International Monetary Fund; title: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; title: The multilateral investment guarantee agency; title: Law and the use of force; title: The use of force; title: The classic definition of war; title: Pre-charter attempts to regulate the use of force; title: The United Nations; title: Collective security and the security council; title: Defining the scope of self-defense : early problems; title: Terrorism and self-defense; title: The United Nations and collective decision; title: International humanitarian law war crimes; title: The laws of war (Jus in Bello) : international   humanitarian law; title: Early development of the law of war; title: Law of noninternational wars; title: Prisoners of war; title: Acts constituting war crimes : limiting the means of war; title: Belligerent occupation; title: Fourth Geneva Convention and PA-I; title: Rules of conflict in the air; title: Naval Warfare; title: The International Criminal Court.