International Law Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach [Connected eBook with Study Center]

by Dunoff, Jeffrey L.; Hakimi, Monica; Ratner, Steven R.

• ISBN13: 9798889062813
• ISBN10: 8889062819
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-06-16
• Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Summary

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Written by three of the leading International Law scholars in the nation, this casebook employs a unique problem-based approach to examining international issues. Using real-life case studies as teaching problems, the text explores the processes for making and applying international law with an interdisciplinary approach that goes beyond mere doctrinal explanation.

New to the Sixth Edition:

• New problems concerning the Chagos Islands dispute, the South-China Sea Dispute, Indigenous peoples, Western Sahara, Gaza, and International Financial Institutions
• Updates on key legal developments concerning human rights, climate change litigation, and trade and investment law
• New discussions of interdisciplinary and critical perspectives, in light of recent developments in the world

Benefits for instructors and students:

• Contemporary problems as a vehicle for learning international legal norms and processes for making decisions
• Clear explanations of legal norms and institutions
• Interdisciplinary and pragmatic approaches to international law with attention to the law’s relevance in global affairs
• Careful selection and editing of primary materials to produce a casebook of teachable dimensions
• Inclusion of maps, charts, and photographs
• Casebook website offering relevant texts and updates

Table of Contents

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Preface
Acknowledgments
Authors’ Note

PART I Introduction to International Law and Lawmaking
Chapter 1 Tracing the Evolution of International Law
Chapter 2  Making Law in a Decentralized System

PART II Participants in the International Legal Process
Chapter 3 The Traditional Actors: States and International Organizations
Chapter 4 Beyond the State: The Participation of Non-State Actors

PART III International Law and Domestic Law
Chapter 5 International Law in the Domestic Arena
Chapter 6 The Reach of Domestic Law in the International Arena: Jurisdiction and Its Limits

PART IV The Protection of Human Dignity
Chapter 7 The Claims of Individuals on States: International Human Rights
Chapter 8 Mitigating the Harms of War: International Humanitarian Law
Chapter 9 Individual Accountability for Violations of Human Dignity: International Criminal Law and Beyond

PART V Interdependence and Integration: The Challenge of Collective Action Problems
Chapter 10 Responding to the First Global Commons Issue: The Law of the Sea
Chapter 11  Protecting the International Environment
Chapter 12  Managing the World Economy

PART VI Challenges to International Law
Chapter 13 The Use of Force
Chapter 14 Conceptual Challenges to International Law: Legitimacy, Relevance, and Justice

Table of Authorities
Index