ContentsForeword
Table of cases
Table of principal international conventions
Table of statutes
Table of other documents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Definition
Nature and characteristics of international law
The development of international law
Sources
Custom
Treaties
General principles of law as recognized by
Civilized nations
Equity
Judicial decisions
Decisions of national courts
Other possible sources of international law
International law and municipal law
Monistic school
Dualistic school
Municipal law in international law
International law before municipal courts
Monistic school
Dualistic school
Municipal law in international law
International law before municipal courts
International personality
States
International organizations
Individuals
Other entities – selected anomalies
Recognition of state and governments
The effect of recognition in municipal law
Effect of non-recognition
Modes of according recognition
Territory
Occupation
Prescription
Conquest
Cession
Accretion and avulsion
New regions
Airspace
Outer space
Conclusion
Jurisdiction
The international criminal court
Extradition
Illegal arrest
Soluble jeopardy
Immunity from jurisdiction
The law of the sea
Territorial sea
High seas
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
Deep seabed
International tribunal for the law of the sea
Conclusion
State responsibility
Nature of liability
Treatment of aliens- the treatment of nationals of other states
State responsibility for the environment
Human rights
What are human rights?
United Nations
Other United Nations conventions guaranteeing particular human rights
Human rights and international criminal law
Conclusion
The law of treaties
Definition of a treaty
Treaty- making competence
Observance and application of treaties
Treaty interpretation
Third states
Amendment and modification
Validity of treaty
Termination of a treaty
Consequence of invalidity termination or suspension
State succession
The use of force
The law before 1945
The law as of 1945
Jus in Bello
Nuclear weapons
Humanitarian law
Conclusion
Arbitration and judicial settlement of international disputes
State succession
Arbitration
The international court of justice
Conclusion
Bibliography
Using the internet
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