Brownlie''s Principles of Public International Law

Zusatztext Crawford's Brownlie has remained in spirit loyal to the original. The sometimes very extensive updating and restructuring has made the work more readable and coherent! providing the reader a good sense of international law as a complex! but reasonably well-working 'system'. Its case-references and notes apparatus are excellent and the overall view it opens to early 21st century international law has an unparalleled combination of depth and width. Crawford'sBrownlie is the most impressive English- language textbook available ... I still think that one cannot be a good professional without reading this book. Informationen zum Autor James Crawford is the recipient of the 2012 Manley O. Hudson Medal awarded by the American Society of International Law for scholarship and achievement in international law. He previously held chairs at Adelaide and Sydney! is a Senior Counsel (NSW) and also a member of the English bar! practising from Matrix Chambers. He was the first Australian member of the United Nations International Law Commission and was responsible for the ILC's work on the InternationalCriminal Court (1992-4) and for the second reading of the ILC Articles on State Responsibility (1997-2001). In addition to scholarly work on statehood! collective rights! investment law and international responsibility! he has appeared frequently before the International Court of Justice and otherinternational tribunals! and is engaged as expert! counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration. From 1995-2003 and from 2006-10 he was Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law! University of Cambridge.The late Sir Ian Brownlie! CBE! QC! Barrister at Blackstone Chambers! London! Chichele Professor of Public International Law! University of Oxford (Emeritus)! Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College! Oxford! Former Member and Chairman of the International Law Commission. Klappentext Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law has been the definitive guide to international law for over 40 years. This eighth edition! updated by James Crawford! builds on the reputation of its predecesors! providing outstanding! lucid and up-to-date treatment of all of the main issues in international law today. Zusammenfassung This is the eighth edition of Sir Ian Brownlie's classic distillation of public international law. Serving as a single volume introduction to the field as a whole! the book 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 and accessible fashion. This edition! fully updated by James Crawford! Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge! continues to provide the balance! clarity and expertise expected from this classic text. Completely updated to take account of the many areas of expansion and development in international law which have occurred since earlier editions! all chapters have been reviewed and brought up to date. The eighth edition features a new introduction and the chapters on environmental law!immunities! responsibility! use of force! and high seas freedoms have been substantially rewritten.It remains an important textbook for students! undergraduate and graduate! treating core issues from a lawyer's perspective. It is also a vade mecum for practitioners desiring a solid footing on which to make further enquiries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I - Preliminary Topics; 1 Introduction; 2 Sources of international law; 3 International law and national law; Part II - Personality and Recognition; 4 Subjects of international law; 5 Incidence and continuity of statehood; 6 Recognition of states and governments; 7 International organizations; Part III - Territorial Sovereignty; 8 Territorial sovereignty; 9 A...

Product details

• Authors: Ian Brownlie, James Crawford, Crawford James
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.09.2012
• EAN: 9780199699698
• ISBN: 978-0-19-969969-8
• No. of pages: 888
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 247 mm x 45 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law; Internationales Recht