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Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in international law. Also practitioners working in the area.
Edited by Malcolm Evans, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Bristol
"`IReview from previous edition ...there is enough here for even the most demanding of undergraduates...for those about to embark on higher-level specialised courses, I doubt this collection could be beaten as a point of departure." - Martin Dixon, Times Higher Education Supplement
"reflects the reality of international law as a subject rooted in politics, economics and practice" - Martin Dixon, Times Higher Education Supplement
"the range of opinions and perspectives, combined with the authors' expertise, is unique for a contemporary textbook of international law.." - German Law Journal
Introduction: Perspectives on International Law HE President Rosalyn Higgins, DBE, QC: Reflections from the International Court The Rt Hon The Lord Millett: The Pinochet Case -Some Personal Reflections Ian Brownlie, CBE, QC: The Perspective of International Law from the Bar Tim Daniel: The Thread of Public International Law from the Bar Ralph Zacklin, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations: A Personal Perspective on International Law Michael Wood: The Perspective of a Foreign Minister Legal Advisor I - the History and Theory of International Law 1: Stephen C. Neff: A Short History of International Law 2: Martii Koskenniemi: What is International Law For? 3: Iain Scobie: Wicked Heresies or Legitimate Perspectives?: Theory and International Law II - the Structure of International Legal Obligation 4: Hugh Thirlway: The Sources of International Law 5: Alan Boyle: Soft Law in International Law-Making 6: Dinah Shelton: International Law and 'Relative Normativity' 7: Malgosia Fitzmaurice: The Practical Working of the Law of Treaties III - The Subjects of the International Legal Order 8: Colin Warbrick: States and Recognition in International Law 9: Dapo Akande: International Organizations 10: Robert McCorquodale: The Individual and the International Legal System IV - The Scope of Sovereignty 11: Professor Vaughan Lowe: Jurisdiction 12: Lady Hazel Fox: International Law and Restraints Upon the Exercise of Jurisdiction by National Courts of States 13: Chanaka Wickremasinghe: Immunities Enjoyed by Officials of States and International Organizations 14: Eileen Denza: The Relationship Between International and National Law V - Responsibility 15: James Crawford and Simon Olleson: The Nature and Forms of International Responsibility 16: Pheobe Okowa: Issues of Admissibility and the Law on International Responsbility VI - Responding to Breaches of International Obligations 17: Nigel White and Ademola Abass: Countermeasures and Sanctions 18: John Merrills: The Means of Dispute Settlement 19: Hugh Thirlway: The International Court of Justice 20: Christine Gray: The Use of Force and the International Legal Order VII - the Application of International Law 21: Malcolm D. Evans: The Law of the Sea 22: Catherine Redgwell: International Environmental Law 23: Gerhard Loibl: International Economic Law 24: Antonio Cassese: International Criminal Law 25: Henry J Steiner: International Protection of Human Rights 26: Christopher Greenwood: The Law of War (International Humanitarian Law)
