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Foundations of International Law

Author: Stephen Hall
Publisher: LexisNexis Hong Kong_
ISBN: 9789888146352
Published In: February 2012
Format: Paperback , 964 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Foundations of International Law is a book that has been written with a specific objective in view. It seeks to explain and illustrate the cardinal concepts of international law to practising and academic lawyers, to students of law and international relations, and to anyone interested in developing their understanding of the rules of the international system. The book also seeks to bring clarity to international law that is occasionally missing from some specialist works, and a comprehensiveness which is always missing from basic introductions. It is unique also in that it is written for a specifically Hong Kong readership.

The book deals with the main topics covered in most general university courses in international law, with an emphasis on the legal system itself and a number of core systemic areas which are not usually the subject of specialised courses in most law schools: the nature and sources of international law, the law of treaties, statehood, legal personality, State responsibility, treatment of foreign nationals, jurisdiction, immunities, territory, dispute settlement, the international use of force, and the place of international law in Hong Kong.

This unique text provides for Hong Kong references and domestic cases which are well referenced to domestic laws like the Bill of Rights making Foundations of International Law a much anticipated and useful work for the region.

Nature and sources of international law
Law of treaties
International law in Hong Kong law
Statehood and personality
State responsibility and treatment of foreign nationals
State jurisdiction and immunity
State territory
International dispute settlement
International use of force
International criminal law
International human rights
Law of the sea

Professor Stephen Hall

LLB (Queensland), LLM (Hons) (UTS), DPhil (Oxford), Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Professor Stephen Hall was a member of the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales for six years where he was also Director of the European Law Centre. He has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Australia, and practised law with the Australian Attorney-General's Department for nine years mainly in the areas of administrative law and judicial review. He was foundation director of the Juris Doctor (JD) programme at the City University of Hong Kong and is foundation director of the JD and JD/MBA programmes at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Hall’s areas of research and teaching interest are: the traditions of the Natural Law and the Common Law, International Law, European Union Law, and Contract Law.