Key Features:
A stimulating text that provides a clear and balanced account of international law
- Outstanding lucid analysis
- A well structured and focused text with a wealth of references
- The author is a leading authority in the field, with both an academic and practising background in the subject
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
- Extensive revision with older material removed.
- New chapter on the use of force.
- Expanded chapter on the environment.
Description:
The sixth edition of Ian Brownlie's comprehensive and authoritative textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account all changes in the field of public international law since 1998. A new chapter on the use of force has been added and further discussion of the environment. Its clarity, excellent structure, detailed referencing and depth and maturity of analysis make it the ideal text for students, scholars and practitioners.
PREVIOUS EDITION: Principles of Public International Law 5/e Pb ISBN 0-19-876299-2
PLANNED Contents:
Part 1 Preliminary Topics; Sources of Law; The Relationship of Municipal and International Law; Part 2 Personality and Recognition; Subjects of the Law; Incidence and Continuity of Statehood; Recognition of States and Governments; Part 3 Territorial Sovereignty; Territorial Sovereignty; The Creation and Transfer of Territorial Sovereignty; Status of Territory: Further Problems; Part 4 Law of the Sea; Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zones and Exclusive Economic Zones; The Continental Shelf: Delimitation of Shelf Areas and Exclusive Economic Zones; The Regime of the High Seas; Part 5 Common Amenities and Co-operation in the Use of Resources; Common Amenities and Co-operation in the Use of Resources; Legal Aspects of the Protection of the Environment; Part 6 State Jurisdiction; Sovereignty and Equality of States; Jurisdictional Competence; Privileges and Immunities of Foreign States; Diplomatic and Consular Relations; Reservations from Territorial Sovereignty; Part 7 Rules of Attribution (Apart from Territorial Sovereignty and State Jurisdiction); Some Rules of Attribution: Corporations and Specific Assets; Part 8 The Law of Responsibility; The Responsibilities of States; The Admissibility of State Claims; Some Incidents of Illegality and the Concept of JUS COGENS; Part 9 The Protection of Individuals and Groups; Injury to the Persons and Property of Aliens and State Territory; The Protection of Individuals and Groups: Human Rights and Self-determination; Part 10 International Transactions; The Law of Treaties; Other Transactions Including Agency and Representations; Part 11 Transmission of Rights and Duties; State Succession; Other Cases of Transmission of Rights and Duties; Part 12 International Organizations and Tribunals; International Organizations; The Judicial Settlement of International Disputes; New Chapter Use of Force; Index
A stimulating text that provides a clear and balanced account of international law
- Outstanding lucid analysis
- A well structured and focused text with a wealth of references
- The author is a leading authority in the field, with both an academic and practising background in the subject
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
- Extensive revision with older material removed.
- New chapter on the use of force.
- Expanded chapter on the environment.
Description:
The sixth edition of Ian Brownlie's comprehensive and authoritative textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account all changes in the field of public international law since 1998. A new chapter on the use of force has been added and further discussion of the environment. Its clarity, excellent structure, detailed referencing and depth and maturity of analysis make it the ideal text for students, scholars and practitioners.
PREVIOUS EDITION: Principles of Public International Law 5/e Pb ISBN 0-19-876299-2
PLANNED Contents:
Part 1 Preliminary Topics; Sources of Law; The Relationship of Municipal and International Law; Part 2 Personality and Recognition; Subjects of the Law; Incidence and Continuity of Statehood; Recognition of States and Governments; Part 3 Territorial Sovereignty; Territorial Sovereignty; The Creation and Transfer of Territorial Sovereignty; Status of Territory: Further Problems; Part 4 Law of the Sea; Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zones and Exclusive Economic Zones; The Continental Shelf: Delimitation of Shelf Areas and Exclusive Economic Zones; The Regime of the High Seas; Part 5 Common Amenities and Co-operation in the Use of Resources; Common Amenities and Co-operation in the Use of Resources; Legal Aspects of the Protection of the Environment; Part 6 State Jurisdiction; Sovereignty and Equality of States; Jurisdictional Competence; Privileges and Immunities of Foreign States; Diplomatic and Consular Relations; Reservations from Territorial Sovereignty; Part 7 Rules of Attribution (Apart from Territorial Sovereignty and State Jurisdiction); Some Rules of Attribution: Corporations and Specific Assets; Part 8 The Law of Responsibility; The Responsibilities of States; The Admissibility of State Claims; Some Incidents of Illegality and the Concept of JUS COGENS; Part 9 The Protection of Individuals and Groups; Injury to the Persons and Property of Aliens and State Territory; The Protection of Individuals and Groups: Human Rights and Self-determination; Part 10 International Transactions; The Law of Treaties; Other Transactions Including Agency and Representations; Part 11 Transmission of Rights and Duties; State Succession; Other Cases of Transmission of Rights and Duties; Part 12 International Organizations and Tribunals; International Organizations; The Judicial Settlement of International Disputes; New Chapter Use of Force; Index