An introduction to public international law
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An introduction to public international law
Cambridge University Press, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Written for students working in a range of disciplines, this textbook provides an accessible, balanced, and nuanced introduction to the field of public international law. It explains the basic concepts and legal frameworks of public international law while acknowledging the field's inherent complexities and controversies. Featuring numerous carefully chosen and clearly explained examples, it demonstrates how the law applies in practice, and public international law's pervasive influence on world affairs, both past and present. Aiming not to over-emphasize any particular domestic jurisprudence or research interest, this textbook offers a global overview of public international law that will be highly valuable to any student new to the study of this very significant field.
Table of Contents
- Author biographies
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of cases
- 1. Introduction
- Part I. The Foundations of International Law
- 2. Sources of international law
- 3. Subjects, statehood and self-determination
- 4. Law of treaties
- 5. Law of state responsibility
- 6. Jurisdiction
- 7. Immunities
- 8. International organizations
- 9. International dispute settlement
- Part II. The Branches of Public International Law
- 10. International human rights law
- 11. Law on the use of force
- 12. International humanitarian law
- 13. International criminal law
- 14. International economic law
- 15. Law of the sea
- 16. International environmental law
- Index.
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