Public international law: treaties and other sources

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

The enhanced cooperation mechanism allows at least nine Member States to introduce secondary EU law which is only binding among these Member States.

A group of philosophers, historians and lawyers assess the nature and significance of customary law.

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

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

Traditionally, international investment law was conceptualised as a set of norms aiming to ensure good governance for foreign investors, in exchange for their capital and know-how.

This series features works on substantial topics in international law which provide authoritative statements of the chosen areas.

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

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

Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

This first-of-its-kind book approaches peacemaking in a unique way.

The question of the sources of international law inevitably raises some well-known scholarly controversies: where do the rules of international law come from?

This book provides a conceptual and legal analysis of the core of investment protection guarantees that emerge from international treaties signed since 1959 for the promotion and protection of foreign investment.

The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive and original overview of one of the fundamental topics within international law.

A provocative reassessment of the rule of law in world politicsConventionally understood as a set of limits on state behavior, the "e;rule of law"e; in world politics is widely assumed to serve as a progressive contribution to a just, stable, and predictable world.

This book provides a sustained treatment of the politico-legal context and content of a proposed business and human rights treaty.

Since the end of the Cold War, states have become increasingly engaged in the suppression of transnational organised crime.

This book critically engages the shortcomings of the field of international heritage law, seen through the lenses of the five major UNESCO treaties for the safeguarding of different types of heritage.

A comprehensive study of the fundamental principles of international law by some of the world''s most prominent international law scholars.

This Commentary offers detailed background and analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2017.

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

Questions as to when a state owes obligations under a human rights treaty towards an individual located outside its territory are being brought more and more frequently before both international and domestic courts.

This volume is an edited collection of essays on various aspects of the 2010 Kosovo Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice.

The law of neutrality - the corpus of legal rules regulating the relationship between belligerents and States taking no part in hostilities - assumed its modern form in a world in which the waging of war was unconstrained.

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

This book uses the case of Northern Ireland to evaluate theoretical approaches in international relations.

The Geneva Conventions are the best-known and longest-established laws governing warfare, but what difference do they make to how states engage in armed conflict?

This Oxford Handbook ambitiously seeks to lay the groundwork for the relatively new field of comparative foreign relations law.

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 signing of the Association Agreement and DCFTA between Moldova and the European Union in 2014 was a strategic political act to deepen the realisation of Moldova's ';European choice'.

The international community has long grappled with the issue of safeguarding the environment and encouraging sustainable development, often with little result.

Essential for students and scholars in politics and law, Pelc provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility.

Over the past 10 years, the content and application of international trade law has grown dramatically.

The question of what causes war has concerned statesmen since the time of Thucydides.

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.

Using contemporary case studies, this book offers a novel legal perspective on the protection of cultural heritage during war.

From trade relations to greenhouse gases, from shipwrecks to cybercrime, treaties structure the rights and obligations of states, international organizations, and individuals.

The question of the legality of humanitarian intervention is, at first blush, a simple one.

Over the past 10 years, the content and application of international trade law has grown dramatically.

Following the agreement made by Prime Minister David Cameron with the EU on 18-19 February 2016, the day for the referendum for the UK to remain in or leave the EU is set for 23 June 2016.

A unique analysis of ASEAN''s method of concluding external trade agreements with non-ASEAN states, with clear alternatives for the future.

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

La monografía que el lector tiene en sus manos constituye una obra de ineludible referencia que analiza la idoneidad de la autorregulación, en materia de contratación electrónica y publicidad interactiva, estudiando, de manera minuciosa, la aplicación de tal herramienta.

This concise updated collection of essential EU primary and secondary law effectively guides students to the material they need during exams.

This concise book is an introduction to the role of international law in international relations.

This Commentary provides an article-by-article summary of the TEU, the TFEU, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, offering a quick reference to the provisions of the Treaties and how they are interpreted and applied in practice.

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.