Includes index.

Introduction / Cecily Rose -- Sources of international law / Cecily Rose -- Subjects, statehood and self-determination / Simone van den Driest -- Law of treaties / Cecily Rose -- Law of state responsibility / Cecily Rose -- Jurisdiction / Erik Koppe -- Immunities / Cecily Rose -- International organizations / Niels Blokker -- International dispute settlement / Cecily Rose -- International human rights law / Simone van den Driest -- Law on the use of force / Niels Blokker and Daniëlla Dam-de Jong -- International humanitarian law / Robert Heinsch -- International criminal law / Cecily Rose -- International economic law / Cecily Rose - Law of the Sea / Nico Schrijver -- International environmental law / Daniëlla Dam-de Jong.

"Public international law represents the legal architecture of international affairs. Often this architecture is hidden behind world events such as a prime minister's apology to another state, a foreign minister's assertion that the military acted proportionately, or claims by foreign investors that they have been treated unfairly by the states where they operate. Sometimes, however, the language of international law is in plain view, such as when individuals assert their human right to a fair trial, or when one state accuses the other of violating the laws governing international trade"-- Provided by publisher.

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