Brownlie's principles of public international law / by Crawford, James, SC, FBA.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crawford, James, 1948-2021
Other Authors: Brownlie, Ian
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Edition:Eighth edition.
Subjects:
International law.
Physical Description:lxxx, 803 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • pt. I. Preliminary topics: Introduction ; The sources of international law ; The relations of international and national law
  • pt. II. Personality and recognition: Subjects of international law ; Creation and incidence of stateshood ; Recognition of states and governments ; International Organizations
  • pt. III. Territorial sovereignty: Forms of governmental authority over territory ; Acquisition and transfer of territorial sovereignty ; Status of territory, further problems
  • pt. 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
  • pt. 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
  • pt. VI. International transactions: The law of treaties ; Diplomatic and consular relations ; Unilateral acts, Estoppel ; Succession to rights and duties
  • pt. VII. State jurisdiction: Sovereignty of equal states ; Jurisdictional competence ; Privileges and immunities of foreign states
  • pt. VIII. Nationality and related concepts: The relations of nationality ; Nationality of coporations and assets
  • pt. IX. The law of responsibility: The conditions for international responsibility ; Consequences of an internationally wrongful act ; Multilateral public order and issues of responsibility
  • pt. X. The protection of individuals and groups: The international minimum standard, persons and property ; International human rights ; International criminal justice
  • pt. XI. Disputes: The claims process ; Third-party settlement of international disputes ; The use of threat of force by states.