International Law

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Cambridge University Press, Sep 18, 2014 - Law
This new edition of International Law confirms the text's status as the definitive book on the subject. Combining both his expertise as academic and practitioner, Malcolm Shaw's survey of the subject motivates and challenges both student and professional. By offering an unbeatable combination of clarity of expression and academic rigour, he ensures both understanding and critical analysis in an engaging and authoritative style. The text has been updated throughout to reflect recent case law and treaty developments. It retains the detailed references which encourage and assist further reading and study.
 

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Contents

Preface
xix
10
xx
18
xxi
Table of treaties and selected other international instruments
xliv
List of abbreviations
lxxxiii
2
31
3
49
International law and municipal law
92
Jurisdiction
469
Immunities from jurisdiction
506
State responsibility
566
International environmental law
613
The law of treaties
654
International law and the use of force by states
811
International humanitarian law
847
The United Nations
875

The subjects of international law
142
6
194
The regional protection of human rights
248
Individual criminal responsibility in international law
285
Recognition
321
Conclusion
896
International institutions
931
Index
966
749
968
Copyright

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About the author (2014)

Professor Malcolm N. Shaw, QC, is a practising barrister at Essex Court Chambers and Senior Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. One of the world's leading international lawyers, he is an Associ of the Institut de Droit International, Trustee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and a founding member of Curatorium, Xiamen Academy of International Law, China. He has been awarded the decoration of 'Officier de l'Ordre de la Valeur' by the Republic of Cameroon.

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