The Law of State Immunity, 2nd Edition

Review(s) from previous edition

"'...oustanding analysis...well written and superbly documented work...a must have for any public or private collection shelving the classics of international legal literature.' - American Society of International Law

"'This in-depth study will be one of the most consulted works on international law. Those who specialize in new areas of international law, whether human rights, environmental law, or international criminal law, should certainly read it....This is a work of rigorous scholarship. As an authoritative monograph , it will be of inestimable value to practitioners. And its careful review of the many theoretical issues will be valuable in helping to fashion the law in many countries...'" - Anthony Aust, International and Comparative Law Quarterly

"'...a timely and much-needed addition to the literature....The Law of State Immunity is not only comprehensive and meticulously researched, but also very well written. For its thoroughness and lucidity, Hazel Fox's treatise is a considerable scholarly achievement...it carefully introduces the reader to the relevant concepts and material, presents them in a logical and coherent fashion and provides thoughtful, balanced analysis....The Law of State Immunity can confidently be regarded as the new classic book on State immunity...'" - Francois Larocque, The Cambridge Law Journal 2002

"'Hazel Fox has long been known as the author of some the most probing scholarship on the relationship between international law and national law. In this substantial new volume, she sets out the most comprehensive and thoughtful analysis to date of a subect that is, as she so clearly demonstrates, no longer onfined wither to immunities or to states....There is a great deal of interest and value in this book, both for scholars and practitioners. For specialists in the topic it will be an indispensable text.'" - Alan Boyle, The Law Review Quarterly

"This is a work of rigorous scholarship. As an authoritative monograph, it will be of inestimable value to practitioners....The book is user-friendly in its detailed list of contents, lavish use of headings, and sub-headings, clear scene-setters for each chapter, regular summaries and a good index....State immunity is a difficult subject for students, teachers, and practitioners of international law, and there has long been need for a good book on it ... practitioners will have already found the book essential for their work, a sign of a book being instantly indispensable." - International and Comparative Law Quarterly

"For its thoroughness and lucidity, Hazel Fox's treatise is a considerable scholarly achievement. The author's expertise on the subject is manifest....The Law of State Immunity can confidently be regarded as the new classic book on State immunity that we have needed, and will likely remain so for many years to come. The author is to be congratulated for this timely and important contribution." -Cambridge Law Journal

"A particular feature of this excellent discussion on whether States enjoy immunity for violations of international law found in the first edition was Lady Fox's consideration of this issue from the perspective of other international doctrines such as the law of jurisdiction and state responsibility...The second edition draws upon this strength and widens the analysis further" - Paul David Mora, Research Assistant, University of Birmingham

"...likely to be of great interest to both academics and students undertaking advanced studies in public international law and international criminal law. However, this is not to say that practitioners will not find the discussion useful" - Paul David Mora, University of Birmingham, European Journal of International Law

"...is about to become a classic on this central issue of international law...this new 2008 edition has seized the opportunity to analyze and integrate many crucial developments in the field...This book is unquestionably the most comprehensive analysis of the current law of State immunity" - August Reinisch, Austrian Review of International and European Law