Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International LawFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
History and theory | 9 |
Sources of international law | 35 |
International law and municipal law | 63 |
States and governments | 75 |
International organizations individuals companies and groups | 91 |
Jurisdiction | 109 |
Immunity from jurisdiction | 118 |
Human rights | 209 |
Economy | 222 |
Environment | 241 |
State responsibility | 254 |
Peaceful settlement of disputes between states | 273 |
Charter | 309 |
Civil wars | 318 |
Selfdetermination and the use of force | 326 |
Treaties | 130 |
Application of treaties | 137 |
Acquisition of territory | 147 |
Legal consequences of changes of sovereignty over territory | 161 |
The law of the sea | 173 |
Air space and outer space | 198 |
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