International Law

Höfundar: Rebecca Wallace, Olga Martin-Ortega (Útgáfa: 9)
International Law

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International Law is a user friendly text, setting out clearly and concisely basic principles of international law and providing analysis of international procedures. In this edition, developments in the law of armed conflict and international criminal law are considered in a new chapter, as is international environmental law. Chapters 1 to 9 set out what are recognised as the core international law rules and the remaining chapters focus on substantive secondary norms.

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Útgefandi
ThomsonReuters Professional Ltd UK
ISBN
9780414070806
Print ISBN
9780414070790
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
9
Höfundar
Rebecca Wallace, Olga Martin-Ortega
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
08/2020
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Acknowledgments
  • Dedication
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Table of Cases
  • Table of International Treaties and Conventions
  • Table of Resolutions
  • Table of National Legislation
  • Table of European Secondary Legislation
  • 1. Introduction
  • Nature and Characteristics of International Law
  • The Development of International Law
  • 2. Sources
  • Custom
  • Treaties
  • “General Principles of Law as Recognised by Civilized Nations”
  • Equity
  • Judicial Decisions
  • Decisions of National Courts
  • Writers
  • Other Possible Sources of International Law
  • The International Law Commission
  • Peremptory Norms of International Law
  • Conclusion
  • 3. International Law and Municipal Law
  • Theoretical Background
  • Municipal Law in International Law
  • International Law Before Municipal Courts
  • Federal States
  • Conclusion
  • 4. International Personality
  • States
  • Recognition of States and Governments
  • The Effect of Recognition in Municipal Law
  • Effect of Non-Recognition
  • Modes of According Recognition
  • International Organisations
  • Individuals
  • Other Non-state Actors
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Territory
  • Occupation
  • Prescription
  • Conquest
  • Cession
  • Accretion and Avulsion
  • New States
  • Polar Regions
  • Airspace
  • Outer Space
  • Conclusion
  • 6. Jurisdiction
  • Bases of Jurisdiction
  • Extradition
  • Double Jeopardy
  • Immunity from Jurisdiction
  • Conclusion
  • 7. State Responsibility
  • Breaches of International Law
  • Responsibility for the Treatment of Non-nationals (Aliens)
  • Conclusion
  • 8. The Law of Treaties
  • Definition of a Treaty
  • Treaty-Making Competence
  • Observance and Application of Treaties
  • Treaty Interpretation
  • Third States
  • Amendment and Modification
  • Validity of Treaties
  • Termination of a Treaty
  • Consequences of Invalidity, Termination or Suspension
  • State Succession
  • Conclusion
  • 9. Arbitration and Judicial Settlement of International Disputes
  • Arbitration
  • The Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization
  • Judicial Settlement
  • The International Court of Justice
  • Conclusion
  • 10. The Use of Force
  • The Law Pre-1945
  • The Law Post-1945
  • Conclusion
  • 11. International Human Rights
  • What are Human Rights?
  • United Nations
  • Other United Nations Conventions Guaranteeing Particular Human Rights and their Monitoring and Enforcement Mechanisms
  • Other Human Rights Protection Systems
  • Contemporary Issues in International Human Rights
  • Conclusion
  • 12. The Law of Armed Conflict and International Criminal Law
  • International Humanitarian Law
  • Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
  • International Criminal Law
  • Conclusion
  • 13. The Law of the Sea
  • Territorial Sea
  • High Seas
  • Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
  • Continental Shelf
  • Deep Seabed
  • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
  • Conclusion
  • 14. International Environmental Law
  • International Commitments to Protect the Environment
  • Protection of the Atmosphere and Addressing Climate Change
  • Protection of the Marine Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and the Environment
  • Hazardous Activities and the Environment
  • Conservation of Nature
  • Protection of the Polar Regions
  • Enforcement and Liability for Breaches of Obligations under International Environmental Law
  • Rights of the Environment
  • Conclusion
  • 15. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index