Serving as a single-volume introduction to the field as a whole, Brownlies’ Principles of Public International Law seeks to present international law as a system that is based on, and helps structure, relations among states and other entities at the international level. It aims to identify the constituent elements of that system in a clear way. This eighth edition has been completely updated to take account of the many areas of expansion and development in international law that have occurred since earlier editions. It features a new introduction and the chapters on environmental law, immunities, responsibility, use of force, and high seas freedoms and maritime law have been revised.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes tables of treaties and cases.
Formatted Contents Note
Part I: Preliminary topics Introduction ; The sources of international law ; The relations of international and national law Part II: Personality and recognition Subjects of international law; Creation and incidence of statehood; Recognition of states and governments; International Organizations Part III: Territorial sovereignty Forms of governmental authority over territory; Acquisition and transfer of territorial sovereignty; Status of territory, further problems Part IV: Law of the sea the territorial sea and other maritime zones; Maritime delimitation and associated questions; Maritime transit and the regime of the high seas Part V: The environment and the natural resources Common spaces and the co-operation in the use of natural resources; Legal aspects of the protection of the environment Part VI: International transactions The law of treaties; Diplomatic and consular relations; Unilateral acts, Estoppel; Succession to rights and duties Part VII: State jurisdiction Sovereignty of equal states; Jurisdictional competence; Privileges and immunities of foreign states Part VIII: Nationality and related concepts The relations of nationality; Nationality of corporations and assets Part IX: The law of responsibility The conditions for international responsibility; Consequences of an internationally wrongful act; Multilateral public order and issues of responsibility Part X: The protection of individuals and groups The international minimum standard, persons and property; International human rights; International criminal justice Part XI: Disputes The claims process; Third-party settlement of international disputes; The use of threat of force by states.
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2012