International law: international disputes and civil procedure

The deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction (known as the Area) comprises almost three-quarters of the entire surface area of the oceans, and is home to an array of prized commodities including valuable metals and rare earth elements.

The right to self-determination is renowned for its lack of clear interpretation.

The right to self-determination is renowned for its lack of clear interpretation.

Despite their exponential growth in number and activities, there is not an established legal concept of an international organization.

Despite their exponential growth in number and activities, there is not an established legal concept of an international organization.

This edited collection investigates where the European Convention on Human Rights as a living instrument stands on migration and the rights of migrants.

This edited collection investigates where the European Convention on Human Rights as a living instrument stands on migration and the rights of migrants.

International courts and tribunals hold the power to decide on questions involving sovereignty over territory, grave human rights violations, international crimes, or millions of euros' worth of economic interests.

International courts and tribunals hold the power to decide on questions involving sovereignty over territory, grave human rights violations, international crimes, or millions of euros' worth of economic interests.

A Conflict of Laws Companion brings together a group of expert authors to write essays in honour of Professor Adrian Briggs QC.

A Conflict of Laws Companion brings together a group of expert authors to write essays in honour of Professor Adrian Briggs QC.

The performance of international courts has traditionally been judged against criteria of compliance and effectiveness.

The performance of international courts has traditionally been judged against criteria of compliance and effectiveness.

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive study of the legal concept of equity as it operates in contemporary international law.

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive study of the legal concept of equity as it operates in contemporary international law.

This book provides the first in-depth and empirically grounded analysis of the foundations and evolution of the four Latin American and Caribbean regional economic courts: the Central American Court of Justice (CACJ), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ), and the Mercosur Permanent Review Court (MPRC).

This book provides the first in-depth and empirically grounded analysis of the foundations and evolution of the four Latin American and Caribbean regional economic courts: the Central American Court of Justice (CACJ), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ), and the Mercosur Permanent Review Court (MPRC).

Governments are rightly discussing reform of investment treaties, and of the incredibly powerful system of 'investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) upon which they rest.

Governments are rightly discussing reform of investment treaties, and of the incredibly powerful system of 'investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) upon which they rest.

Written by an incumbent Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, this volume in the Elements of International Law series shows why a stable legal regime governing the uses and management of the oceans is such an important feature of international relations.

Written by an incumbent Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, this volume in the Elements of International Law series shows why a stable legal regime governing the uses and management of the oceans is such an important feature of international relations.

Judge Mettraux's four-volume compendium, International Crimes: Law and Practice, will provide the most detailed and authoritative account to-date of the law of international crimes.

Judge Mettraux's four-volume compendium, International Crimes: Law and Practice, will provide the most detailed and authoritative account to-date of the law of international crimes.

Foreign investors have a privileged position under investment treaties.

Foreign investors have a privileged position under investment treaties.

This is a book about international criminal justice written by one of its foremost practitioners and academic thinkers, Judge Theodor Meron.

During the 1980s, thousands of Chadian citizens were detained, tortured, and raped by then-President Hissene Habre's security forces.

During the 1980s, thousands of Chadian citizens were detained, tortured, and raped by then-President Hissene Habre's security forces.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is one the pioneering experiments in international criminal justice.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is one the pioneering experiments in international criminal justice.

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is one of the world's most highly sophisticated arbitration institutions, with a continuously growing annual caseload.

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is one of the world's most highly sophisticated arbitration institutions, with a continuously growing annual caseload.

General principles of law play an important role in investment arbitraion and can be applied by a tribunal when no treaty provision or rule of customary international law exists regarding a particular issue.

General principles of law play an important role in investment arbitraion and can be applied by a tribunal when no treaty provision or rule of customary international law exists regarding a particular issue.

There is a considerable mismatch between theories on the influence of the EU outside its borders and concrete knowledge on whether and to what extent the suggested impact is of any practical relevance.

There is a considerable mismatch between theories on the influence of the EU outside its borders and concrete knowledge on whether and to what extent the suggested impact is of any practical relevance.

The European Court of Human Rights, by Angelika Nussberger is the first title in a new series, The Elements of International Law.

The European Court of Human Rights, by Angelika Nussberger is the first title in a new series, The Elements of International Law.

In recent years, international arbitration has become plagued by different forms of substantive and procedural abuse.

In recent years, international arbitration has become plagued by different forms of substantive and procedural abuse.

Investment treaties grant special international protection to foreign investors, and give them a means to enforce those rights against States in which they have invested.

Investment treaties grant special international protection to foreign investors, and give them a means to enforce those rights against States in which they have invested.

As communities struggle to make sense of mass atrocities, expectations have increasingly been placed on international criminal courts to render authoritative historical accounts of episodes of mass violence.

The prohibition of torture - the right to physical and mental integrity - is guaranteed in the strongest terms under international law.

Attribution in International Law and Arbitration clarifies and critically discusses the international rules of attribution of conduct, particularly regarding their application to states under international investment law.

Attribution in International Law and Arbitration clarifies and critically discusses the international rules of attribution of conduct, particularly regarding their application to states under international investment law.

Since the enactment of the 1996 Brazilian Arbitration Law, Brazil has become one of the fastest growing arbitration markets in the world; currently ranking third in the top-ten list of countries with most parties involved in ICC Arbitrations.

Since the enactment of the 1996 Brazilian Arbitration Law, Brazil has become one of the fastest growing arbitration markets in the world; currently ranking third in the top-ten list of countries with most parties involved in ICC Arbitrations.

For the first time, a monograph thoroughly analyses the controversial and sensitive topic of secretaries to arbitral tribunals.

For the first time, a monograph thoroughly analyses the controversial and sensitive topic of secretaries to arbitral tribunals.