Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International LawOffering a more accessible alternative to casebooks and historical commentaries, Law Among Nations explains issues of international law by tracing the field's development and stressing key principles and processes. This comprehensive text eliminates the need for multiple books by combining discussions of theory and state practice with excerpts from landmark cases. Renowned for its rigorous approach and clear explanations, Law Among Nations remains the gold standard for undergraduate introductions to international law. Learning Goals Trace the development of International Law through key principles and processes. Illustrate important issues and theories using excerpts from landmark cases. |
Contents
Contents | |
CHAPTER 9 | |
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER4 CHAPTER 5 PART I The Law of Nations | |
Visions of International Politics | |
Why Do States Obey International Law? | |
Civil Code States and the European Union | |
CHAPTER 2 | |
High Seas | |
Mixed Claims Commissions | |
Responsibility of States for the Actions of Rebels and Insurgent | |
CHAPTER 12 | |
CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 The Law of the | |
Telecommunications | |
Agents of International Intercourse Immunities | |
Privileges and Immunities | |
Suggested Readings | |
The Nineteenth Century | |
Suggested Readings | |
CHAPTER 3 | |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | |
Beyond Article 38 of the Statute | |
Suggested Readings | |
What Makes a Treaty Valid? | |
Special Problems | |
Suggested Readings | |
CHAPTER 5 | |
Responsibility for Injuries | |
Sanctions and Centralized Enforcement | |
The Relationship Between International and Municipal | |
CHAPTER 8 PART II Subjects of International | |
CHAPTER 18 | |
CHAPTER 13 | |
Contemporary Practice | |
Suggested Readings | |
State Immunity | |
Act of State Doctrine | |
The Allocation of Competence in International | |
Nationality | |
Right of the State to Confer Nationality | |
CHAPTER 10 Nationality | |
Common Elements of Extradition Treaties | |
Suggested Readings | |
Aliens | |
CHAPTER 16 PART IV International Law and the Individual | |
Theory and Practice | |
International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights | |
CHAPTER 16 | |
International Criminal | |
Peacetime Hostage Taking | |
InterAmerican Convention Against Terrorism | |
CHAPTER 17 | |
Suggested Readings | |
CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 Adjudication | |
The Earth Summit Rio Conference | |
Conclusion | |
Economic Theory and Economy | |
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | |
CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 PART VI Law and the Use of Force | |
The Classic Definition of | |
Terrorism and SelfDefense | |
Suggested Readings | |
CHAPTER 21 | |
Limiting the Means of | |
Rules of Conflict in the | |
War Crime Tribunals | |
After Nuremberg | |
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Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law Gerhard von Glahn,James Larry Taulbee No preview available - 2012 |
Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law Gerhard Von Glahn,James Larry Taulbee No preview available - 2013 |
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