Public international law : conventions, cases and commentary / John M. B. Balouziyeh.

Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands : Kluwer Law International, 2025.

1st edition

202426

International law.

International relations.

Public law.

1. Introduction

2. International organizations and international law

3. Sources of international law

4. States and governments in the international order

5. International human rights law

6. International humanitarian law: the law of armed conflict

7. International criminal law

8. Refugee law

9. State responsibility and immunities from jurisdiction

10. International environmental law and related topics

11. The law of the sea, air and space

12. International economic and trade law

13. Alternative dispute resolution.

Public International Law is an exhaustive and meticulously researched book addressing the very foundations of the law and the role public international law institutions may play in resolving many of the world's disputes, conflicts and crises. Worldwide, on any given day, international legal disputes, transnational conflicts, tensions at sea, trade negotiations and boundary disputes pose a range of questions under international law. In the current global economy, international law can no longer be the exclusive domain of lawyers. Corporate directors, international civil servants, foreign investment specialists, human rights advocates—even soldiers and military contractors—all demand some knowledge of international law. This is especially true for the hot-button topics of international law that impact not only states but also multinational corporations, international organizations, NGOs and individuals. These topics include the laws of war, corporate accountability for international crimes, trade and investment, environmental law, human rights, climate change, refugee and asylum issues and arms control. Given the ever-increasing likelihood that legal practitioners will have to tackle an actual or potential application of international law, an exhaustive guide to international law such as this volume is an essential component of every lawyer's library. What's in this book: In a clear and systematic manner, this timely volume lays out the basic rights and responsibilities of states, corporate actors and individuals within the international arena. Descriptions and analyses of public international law topics, including the following, are presented: state sovereignty and the legality of the use of force; international environmental law; nuclear non-proliferation; sanctions and international trade law; maritime disputes and the law of the sea; international humanitarian law; arms control and trade in armaments; the law applicable in occupied and disputed territories; status of refugees and asylum seekers; and state responsibility for internationally wrongful acts. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9789403524481

lxvi, 491 pages ; 25 cm