An introduction to public international law
- ISBN: 9781108432627
- Editorial: Cambridge University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2022
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 376
- Idiomas: Inglés
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.
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
