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Zusatztext This book is an ideal short introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Informationen zum Autor Alan Boyle is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Edinburgh. He is co-author of International Law and the Environment and was General Editor of the ICLQ from 1998 until 2006. He is a barrister and also practises in international courts and tribunals.Christine Chinkin is Professor of International Law, LSE, Overseas Affiliated Faculty Member, University of Michigan and an academic member of Matrix Chambers. She is Director of Studies of the International Law association. Her co-authored work with Hilary Charlesworth, The Boundaries of International Law: A Feminist Analysis (2000) was awarded the American Society of International Law's Certificate of Merit for an 'outstanding contribution to scholarship.' Klappentext This is a study of the principal negotiating processes and law-making tools by which contemporary international law is developed. It looks at the UN, other international organisations, diplomatic conferences, codification bodies, NGOs, and courts in identifying the processes, participants and instruments employed in the making of international law. Zusammenfassung This is a study of the principal negotiating processes and law-making tools by which contemporary international law is developed. It looks at the UN, other international organisations, diplomatic conferences, codification bodies, NGOs, and courts in identifying the processes, participants and instruments employed in the making of international law. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Participants in International Law-making 3: Multilateral Law-making Processes 4: Codification and Progressive Development of International law 5: Law-making Instruments 6: The Role of Courts
