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International Law
Vaughan Lowe
326 pages
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216x138mm
978-0-19-923083-9
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Hardback
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27 September 2007
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- An ideal introduction for students studying in this area, mapping the contours of the field as well as looking beyond to the more advanced theoretical underpinnings of the subject
- Provides academics and students with a concise yet advanced analytical exploration of the role and functioning of international law
- Interdisciplinary analysis of international legal issues ranging through legal philosophy, international relations, history, economy, and political science
- Questions the purpose and sanctity of international law in the modern world, particularly in the light of events such as the Iraq war
In the established tradition of the Clarendon Law Series, International Law is both an introduction to the subject and a critical consideration of its central themes and debates. This book explores the scope and functioning of international law, and how it helps to underpin our international political and economic systems. It goes on to examine the wider theoretical implications of international law's role in modern society.
The opening chapters of the book explain how international law underpins the international political and economic system by establishing the
basic principle of the independence of States, and their right to choose their own political, economic, and cultural systems. Subsequent chapters focus on the limits of national freedom of choice - the interntional minimum standards set in international human rights law, and the 'macro-political' rights of minorities, and the rights of peoples to self-determination. Two final chapters look at the international law principles applicable to the use of force and the control of international crime, as well as the processes for the prevention and settlement of international disputes.
Of all legal subjects, international law is at once the most richly variegated and arguably the least understood, even by lawyers. For the past two decades it has been the focus of intense
analysis and comment by legal philosophers, international relations specialists, linguists, professional lawyers, historians, economists, and political scientists, as well as those who study, teach, and practice the discipline.Yet, the realities of international trade and communication mean that regulations in one State often directly affect matters within others. This book explains how through the organizing concepts of territory, sovereignty, and jurisdiction international law seeks to achieve an established set of principles according to which the power to make and enforce policies is distributed among States.Readership: Academics, scholars, and advanced students of public international law, and practitioners in
international disputes, and general public international law.
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Vaughan Lowe, QC Chichele Professor of Public International Law and a Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford
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"That it is authored by a distinguished academic..is worthy of note. No less interesting are Lowe's views on the changing nature of international law" - The Commonwealth Lawyer "Exceptional in comparison to other legal textbooks on international law, and...revealing, inspiring and informative for lawyers and non-lawyers alike...[the] careful selection of the most important information that makes the book the best introduction to international law on the market, at least in English." - Mateja Steinbruck Platise, Heidelberg Journal of International Law 60, 2008
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1: The Ambit of International Law
2: Rules in International Life
3: The International Legal System
4: Regulating Everyday Life
5: Regulating the Global Economy
6: Regulating the Global Environment
7: Regulating Conflict
8: Postscript
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