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The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 159.99State immunity, the idea that a state, including its individual organs, officials and other emanations, may not be proceeded against in the courts of another state in certain instances, has long been and remains a source of international controversy. Although customary international law no longer recognizes the absolute immunity of states from foreign... more...
Informal International Lawmaking
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 144.99Many international norms that have emerged in recent years are not set out in formal treaties. They are not concluded in formal international organizations. They frequently involve actors other than formal state representatives. In the realm of finance, health, security, or the environment, international lawmaking is increasingly 'informal':... more...
The Inherent Right of Self-Defence in International Law
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99Determining the earliest point in time at which international law authorises a state to exercise its inherent right of self-defence is an issue which has been debated, but unsatisfactorily reasoned, by scholars and states since the 1960's. Yet it remains arguably the most pressing question of law that faces the international community. This book... more...
Asian Approaches to International Law and the Legacy of Colonialism
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00The chapters in this volume address international legal issues impacted by the legacy of the Asian region?s historical experience with colonialism and its current standing in the international system. This volume provides a perspective on these issues from Asian legal scholars who have embarked on an analysis and discussion of the various ways in... more...
Competing Sovereignties
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 125.00Competing Sovereignties provides a critique of the concept of sovereignty in modernity in light of claims to determine the content of law at the international, national and local levels. In an argument that is illustrated through an analysis of debates over the control of intellectual property law in India, Richard Joyce considers how economic globalization... more...
Brierly's Law of Nations
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 49.99This concise book is an introduction to the role of international law in international relations. Written for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, the book first appeared in 1928 and attracted a wide readership. This new edition builds on Brierly's scholarship and his idea that law must serve a social purpose. Previous editions of The Law of Nations... more...
How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 37.95'Felix Dodds is the Milo Minderbinder of the stakeholder world!' Alex Kirby, BBC 'An invaluable tool for anyone wishing to understand and contribute effectively to the competition of good ideas that intergovernmental meetings should be' Paul Hohnen, former Strategic Director, Greenpeace International '...the book is a valuable resource for people... more...
Public International Law
Edward Elgar Publishing 2012; US$ 40.00Public International Law offers both a comprehensive understanding of international law as well as a fresh and highly accessible approach. While explaining the theory and development of international law, this work also examines how it functions in practice. Case studies and recent examples are infused in the discussion on each topic, and critical... more...
Realizing Utopia
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 69.99Realizing Utopia is a collection of essays by a group of innovative international jurists. Its contributors reflect on some of the major legal problems facing the international community and analyse the inconsistencies or inadequacies of current law. They highlight the elements - even if minor, hidden, or emerging - that are likely to lead to future... more...
Promises of States under International Law
Hart Publishing Limited 2012; US$ 131.40Textbooks on international law, dicta of the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission's 'Guiding Principles applicable to unilateral declarations of states capable of creating legal obligations' of 2006, all reflect the fact that in international law a state's unilateral declaration can create a legally binding... more...









