Revised and updated for the first time in fifty years, this new edition of a classic text of international law provides the ideal introduction to the field for students and scholars alike. It introduces the key themes and ideas within international law in concise, clear language, building on Brierly's idea that law must serve a social purpose.
| Autor: | Clapham, Andrew |
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| ISBN: | 9780199657933 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Oxford Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 09.08.2012 |
| Untertitel: | An Introduction to the Role of International Law in International Relations |
| Schlagworte: | International law of territory & statehood Jurisdiction & Immunities LAW / International LAW / Legal History LAW / Public Legal History Public international law: jurisdiction and immunities Public international law: territory and statehood Public international law: treaties and other sources Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law |
Andrew Clapham is Professor of Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. Before he joined the Graduate Institute of International Studies Institute in 1997, he was the Representative of Amnesty International to the United Nations in New York. His current research relates to the role of non-state actors in international law and related questions in human rights and humanitarian law. Andrew Clapham is the Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. His publications include Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction (2007), Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Actors (2006), and International Human Rights Lexicon (2005), with Susan Marks.