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International Law

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ISBN-10: 0735570329

ISBN-13: 9780735570320

Edition: 5th 2008 (Student Manual, Study Guide, etc.)

Authors: Mark W. Janis

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A leading treatise, Mark Janis's Fifth Edition, with its clear and informative approach, will be invaluable to anyone wishing to gain a solid foothold in international law. Concise and straightforward discussion of the sources, processes, and issues orients the reader by creating a timely and relevant context for understanding both public international law and international business transactions.
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Book details

List price: $68.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 6/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 396
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Preface
The Nature of International Law
The History of International Law
The Rules of International Law
The Process of International Law
Treaties
Treaties as International Law
The Law of Treaties
The Making of Treaties
The Effect of Treaties
The Amendment, Invalidity, and Termination of Treaties
Custom and Other Sources of International Law
Customary International Law
Custom as International Law
The Art of Customary International Law
The Evidences of International Law
The Resolutions and Recommendations of International Organizations
"Soft Law"
The Inelegance of Customary International Law
Nonconsensual Sources of International Law
General Principles of Law
Natural Law
Jus Cogens
Equity and International Law
Equity as a Form of Judicial Discretion
Equity as a Form of Distributive Justice
The Role of Judges and Publicists
International Law and Municipal Law
Dualism and Monism
Treaties in Municipal Law
Treaties in U.S. Law
Treaties in the Law of Some Other States
Customary International Law in Municipal Law
The Law of Nations as Common Law
Constitutions and General International Law
Foreign Relations Law
International Law and the Interpretation of U.S. Law
The International Court
Public International Arbitration
The Foundations of the International Court
The Roles of the International Court
The Record of the International Court
The International Court as Arbiter
The Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court
The Advisory Jurisdiction of the International Court
The International Court and the Development of International Law
The Reform of the International Court
Preliminary Rulings
Chambers
The Proliferation of International Courts
States and International Law
Sovereignty and International Law
Hobbes and the Sovereign State
Grotius and the Law of War and Peace
Law and War
The Development of the Laws of War
Great Wars and Futile Laws
Arms Control and Disarmament
International Humanitarian Law
The State and International Relations
States as Subjects of International Law
The Rights and Duties of States
Self-Defense, Intervention, and Preemptive War
The Territory of States
The Recognition and Succession of States and Governments
Non-State Actors
International Organizations and Regimes
International Organizations
International Organizations as Subjects of International Law
The League of Nations
The United Nations
International Regimes
The Law of the Sea
Air Law, Space Law, and Antarctica
International Environmental Law
Individuals and International Law
Individuals as Objects and Subjects of International Law
The Positivist Transformation of the Law of Nations
State Protection of and Responsibility for Individuals
International Human Rights Law
Human Rights and Natural Law
The Nuremberg Trial and Universal Human Rights Law
European Human Rights Law
Inter-American Human Rights Law
The International Criminal Courts
International Law and the International Economy
The Transnational Law of Trade and Commerce
International Commercial Law
International Trade Law
European Union Law
The European Community
The European Court of Justice
Community Law as International Law
International Commercial Arbitration
The Character of International Commercial Arbitration
International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration
Other International Arbitral Centers
International Conflict of Laws
Principles of Jurisdiction
The Territorial Principle
The Nationality Principle
The Effects Principle
Other Principles of Jurisdiction
Judicial Conflicts and Cooperation
Comity, Constitutional Limits, and Forum Non Conveniens
International Legal Limits to State Jurisdiction
Foreign Judgments and Awards
Judicial Assistance and Extradition
Immunities to Jurisdiction
Foreign Sovereign Immunity
The Act of State Doctrine
Diplomatic and Consular Immunities
Table of Municipal Constitutions and Statutes
Table of Treaties
Table of Cases
Index