Inteational Law Jan Klabbers

Inteational Law

by: Jan Klabbers

ISBN-10: 0521194873

ISBN-13: 9780521194877

Publication date: May 6, 2013

Hardcover: 378 pages
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Book Description
Written by one of the world's leading inteational lawyers, this is a landmark publication in the teaching of inteational law. Inteational law can be defined as 'the rules goveing the legal relationship between nations and states', but in reality it is much more complex, with political, diplomatic and socio-economic factors shaping the law and its application. This refreshingly clear, concise textbook encourages students to view inteational law as a dynamic system of organizing the world. Bringing inteational law back to its first principles, the book is organised around four questions:where does it come from? To whom does it apply? How does it resolve conflict? What does it say? Building on these questions with both academic rigour and clarity of expression, Professor Klabbers breathes life and energy into the subject. Footnotes point students to the wider academic debate while chapter introductions and final remarks reinforce leaing.