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Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, 8th Edition

Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, 8th Edition

Author: James Crawford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199699698
Published In: September 2012
Format: Paperback , 888 pages
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One of the classic treatises on international law, wholly updated in order to take account of recent developments
Comprehensive coverage of the field, presenting the system of international law and its constituent elements in a clear and accessible fashion
Extensively referenced in order to provide a solid foundation for further research
Widely referred to by courts, practitioners and scholars, focusing on the issues as presented in practice today, including before international courts and tribunals

New to this edition

Text and footnotes thoroughly updated and revised to give an understanding of international law as it stands today; while preserving the analytical rigour, clarity of language and objectivity of approach that characterise Ian Brownlie's great work.
Contains a new introduction; the chapters on environmental law, immunities, responsibility, use of force and high seas freedoms have been substantially revised.
Individual chapters and overall structure comprehensively re-organized.

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.

Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates taking Public International Law modules as part of their law degree programme. Practitioners and academics will form a secondary market for this text.

Part I - Preliminary Topics
1: Introduction
2: Sources of international law
3: Relations of international law and national law
Part II - Personality and Recognition
4: Subjects of international law
5: Creation and incidence of statehood
6: Recognition of states and governments
7: International organizations
Part III - Territorial Sovereignty
8: Forms of governmental authority over sovereignty
9: Acquisition and transfer of territorial sovereignty
10: Status of territory: further problems
Part IV - Law of the Sea
11: The territorial sea and other maritime zones
12: Maritime delimitation and associated questions
13: High seas and maritime transit
Part V - The Environment and Natural Resources
14: Common spaces and co-operation in the use of natural resources
15: International environmental law
Part VI - International Transactions
16: Treaties
17: Diplomatic and consular relations
18: Unilateral acts; estoppel
19: Succession to rights and duties
Part VII - State Jurisdiction
20: Sovereignty and equality of states
21: Jurisdictional competence
22: Privileges and Immunities of Foreign States
Part VIII - Nationality and Related Concepts
23: Nationality
24: Nationality of corporations and assets
Part IX - The Law of Responsibility
25: Conditions for international responsibility
26: The consequences of an internationally wrongful act
27: Multilateral public order and issues of responsibility
Part X - The Protection of Individuals and Groups
28: The international minimum standard: persons and property
29: International human rights
30: International crimes
Part XI - Disputes
31: The claims process
32: Third-party disputes
33: The use or threat of force by states

James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge; Research Professor of Law, LaTrobe University

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 International Criminal 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 other international 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.

Review(s) from previous edition

"This systematic and balanced account of international law, written with great clarity and conciseness, is both approachable and authoritative. It is evident that each sentence carries the weight of much learning, and that the language has been well indexed and well structured; the book is a delight to use. - Vaughan Lowe, Chichele Professor of Public International Law, Oxford.

"The book gives an excellent introduction to the field of international law, written by one of the leading scholars. I strongly recommend it for background reading to our students because of its precise language style and because it covers the key issues of international law in a comprehensive but still readable manner. Furthermore it gives our German students the possibility to access international law from a more international perspective" -Clemens Richter, Institute of International Law, Germany