- Author(s): Malcolm N. Shaw
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Edition: 7 Ed 3Rp 2015 First South Asian Edition 2016
- ISBN 13 9781316616024
- Approx. Pages 981 + Contents
- Format Paperback
- Delivery Time Normally 7-9 working days
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Description
The new edition of International Law confirms the text's status as the definitive book on the subject. Combining his expertise as both academic and practitioner, Malcom Shaw's survey of the subject motivates and challenges both student and professional. By offering an unbeatable combination of clarity of expression and academic rigour, he ensures both understanding and critical analysis in an engaging and authoritative style. The text has been updated throughout, to reflect recent case law and treaty developments. It retains the detailed references which encourage and assist further reading and study.
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Contents
1. The nature and development of International Law
2. International Law today
3. Sources
4. International law and municipal Law
5. The Subjects of International Law
6. The International Protection of human rights
7. The regional protection of human rights
8. Individual criminal responsibility in international law
9. Recognition
10. Territory
11. The law of the Sea
12. Jurisdiction
13. Immunities from Jurisdiction
14. State responsibility
15. International environmental Law
16. The Law of Treatise
17. State Succession
18. The settlement of disputes by peaceful means
19. The International Court of Justice
20. International Law and the use of force by states
21. International humanitarian Law
22. The United Nations
23. International Institutions
Index
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Author Details
Malcolm N. Shaw QC, Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, University of Leicester.
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