Cases and Commentary on International Law

by Janis, Mark W.; Noyes, John E.

• ISBN13: 9780314211293
• ISBN10: 0314211292
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: West Group

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	ix
Table of Cases	xxv
The Nature of International Law	1	(19)
The History of International Law	1	(2)
An International Law Sampler	3	(17)
Treaties	20	(46)
The Sources of International Law	20	(2)
A Treaty Sampler	22	(16)
The Law of Treaties	38	(28)
Custom and the Non-consensual Sources of International Law	66	(81)
Customary International Law	66	(33)
General Principles of Law	99	(9)
Natural Law and Jus Cogens	108	(14)
Equity	122	(25)
International Law and Municipal Law	147	(70)
Treaties in Municipal Law	147	(59)
Customary International Law in Municipal Law	206	(11)
International Dispute Settlement	217	(72)
Public International Arbitration	217	(17)
The International Court	234	(55)
Individuals and International Law	289	(70)
Individuals as Objects of International Law	289	(24)
Individuals as Subjects of International Law	313	(8)
International Human Rights Law	321	(6)
European Human Rights Law	327	(32)
States and International Law	359	(59)
The Recognition and Succession of States and Governments	360	(34)
Self-Determination	394	(24)
War, Peace, and the United Nations	418	(87)
The Use of Force and Article 2(4)	418	(27)
The United Nations	445	(10)
United Nations Peace-Keeping and Chapter VII Enforcement Actions	455	(29)
Legitimacy and Constitutional Reform of the Security Council	484	(21)
International Regimes and Common Spaces	505	(104)
Antarctica	505	(18)
Outer Space	523	(8)
The Law of the Sea	531	(52)
Atmosphere and the Environment	583	(26)
International Conflict of Laws	609	(100)
Jurisdiction	609	(49)
Foreign Sovereign Immunity	658	(30)
The Act of State Doctrine	688	(21)
Appendix	709	(88)
Index	797