Basic Documents in International Law - Couverture souple

Brownlie, Ian

 
9780198763819: Basic Documents in International Law

Synopsis

Since the first edition appeared in 1967, this collection of basic texts has become and established aid both to the practising lawyer using international law materials, and to the student of international law as a complement to existing course books. The aim of the collection has always been to provide students with essential documents to enable them then to obtain a thorough grounding in this diverse and fascinating area of law. This new edition adheres to the model of its predecessors; now thoroughly updated and revised to reflect significant developments since 1983, it includes a new chapter containing the Draft Articles on the Origins of State Responsibility, and a chapter on Responsibility for Serious Violation of International Humanitarian Law. Concise yet authoritative, this basic collection will continue to prove useful to the student and practitioner alike. This book is intended for students and practitioners of international law, human rights and foreign relations; diplomats; professionals working for non-government organizations and international civil servants.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Basic Documents in International Law draws together all of the most important documents needed for the study of international law. Collated by Ian Brownlie, a worldwide expert in the field, this book has provided students and practitoners with the most essential instruments giving a thorough grounding in this diverse and fascinating field of law. This sixth edition incorporates all key new documents within the field since the publication of the fifth edition in 2002, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Since the first edition appeared in 1967, this collection of basic texts has become an established aid both to the practising lawyer using international law materials, and to the student of international law as a complement to existing course books. As the title states, the objective of the collection has always been to provide readers with the essential, basic documents, and this edition continues to do so, building on the aims and reputation established over the last 40 years.

Biographie de l'auteur

The late Sir Ian Brownlie, CBE, QC, was a Barrister at Blackstone's Chambers in London and Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was re-elected to the International Law Commission for a third five-year term in 2006 on the nomination of the Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and India, and was elected Chairman in 2007.

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