Public international law: treaties and other sources

Comparative analysis of the public bureaucracy''s implementation of two ASEAN policies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

Many international norms that have emerged in recent years are not set out in formal treaties.

From Israel's establishment as a state to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, this work analyzes the role of third-party mediators of the Arab-Israeli dispute.

International law's rich existence in the world can be illuminated by its objects.

Human activities have taken place in the world's oceans and seas for most of human history.

The rise of investment arbitration in the last decade has generated an unprecedented body of arbitral case law.

This is the first systematic analysis of multiple proceedings arising from investor-state disputes, including proceedings before multiple arbitral tribunals, the domestic courts of host states, and other forums such as the European Court of Human Rights.

Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in the scale and importance of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESC rights), culminating in the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in December 2008.

Building on a careful analysis of Southeast Asia's recent history, politics, economics, and place within the Asia Pacific, this report looks forward two decades to anticipate the development of trends in the region and how they will impact the U.

Robert Jervis has been a pioneering leader in the study of the psychology of international politics for more than four decades.

The 1968 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty has proven the most complicated and controversial of all arms control treaties, both in principle and in practice.

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

The existing literature on the substantive and procedural aspects of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) relies heavily on investment treaty arbitration decisions as a source of law.

The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies entered into force more than 60 years ago.

Provides broad and deep insight in the core concepts and principles of the European Convention on Human Rights.

First published in 1917, Satow's Diplomatic Practice has long been hailed as a classic and authoritative text.

The Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration.

This book compares historical and modern natural law ideas across global Christian traditions and explores their use in church law.

Treaty shopping, also known under the terms of nationality planning, corporate (re-)structuring or corporate maneuvering, implies a strategic change of nationality or strategic invocation of another nationality with the aim of accessing another (usually more favourable) investment treaty for purposes of investment arbitration.

Examines the philosophical foundation of legitimate expectations to create a normative framework for use in investment treaty arbitration

The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first complete article-by-article commentary on the ECHR and its Protocols in English.

The persistent objector rule is said to provide states with an 'escape hatch' from the otherwise universal binding force of customary international law.

This book asks what are the roles of human rights and democracy in determining the states'' ability to participate in international organisations?

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is the centrepiece of international efforts to address racial discrimination, defined in broad terms to include discrimination based on skin colour, descent, ethnic, and national origin.

Clear and concise: a landmark publication in the teaching of international law from one of the world''s leading international lawyers.

The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first complete article-by-article commentary on the ECHR and its Protocols in English.

A study of state responsibility for acts committed in the course of different stages of adjudicatory process.

This book offers comprehensive coverage and analysis of the relationship between the three instruments governing civil jurisdiction and judgments in Europe; the Brussels Regulation, the Lugano Convention, and the Hague Choice of Court Convention.

The first comprehensive study of Chilean constitutional history in the English language.

The rise of investment arbitration in the last decade has generated an unprecedented body of arbitral case law.

This book focuses on how public and private international law address civil liability for transboundary pollution.

How should international treaties be interpreted over time?

In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice -- norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals.

Violations of religious freedom and violence committed in the name of religion grab our attention on a daily basis.

Human activities have taken place in the world's oceans and seas for most of human history.

Soft law increasingly shapes and impacts the content of international law in multiple ways, from being a first step in a norm-making process to providing detailed rules and technical standards required for the interpretation and the implementation of treaties.

The increasing importance of international investment has been accompanied by the rapid development of a new field of international law that defines the obligations of host states towards foreign investors and creates procedures for resolving disputes in connection with those obligations.

The TRIPS Agreement is the most comprehensive and influential international treaty on intellectual property rights.

A history of international law in public debates and its resulting popular language of international law.

Investment arbitration has become the primary means of settling disputes between states and foreign investors.

In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice -- norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals.

The vast majority of all international judicial decisions have been issued since 1990.

International investment law is in transition.

The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies entered into force more than 60 years ago.

Failings of the International Court of Justice critically examines the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice.

The Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy is an annual publication that provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration.

The increasing importance of international investment has been accompanied by the rapid development of a new field of international law that defines the obligations of host states towards foreign investors and creates procedures for resolving disputes in connection with those obligations.