Brierly's Law of Nations: An Introduction to the Role of International Law in International Relations...

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Andrew Clapham (Professor of Public International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, and Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights)

Brierly's Law of Nations

An Introduction to the Role of International Law in International Relations

Andrew Clapham (Professor of Public International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, and Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights)

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Oxford University Press
26 July 2012

Legal history; Treaties & other sources of international law; Jurisdiction & immunities; International law of territory & statehood

This concise book is an introduction to the role of international law in international relations. Written for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, the book first appeared in 1928 and attracted a wide readership. This new edition builds on Brierly's scholarship and his idea that law must serve a social purpose. Previous editions of The Law of Nations have been the standard introduction to international law for decades, and are widely popular in many different countries due to the simplicity and brevity of the prose style. Providing a comprehensive overview of international law, this new version of the classic book retains the original qualities and is again essential reading for all those interested in learning what role the law plays in international affairs. The reader will find chapters on traditional and contemporary topics such as: the basis of international obligation, the role of the UN and the International Criminal Court, the emergence of new states, the acquisition of territory, the principles covering national jurisdiction and immunities, the law of treaties, the different ways of settling international disputes, and the rules on resort to force and the prohibition of aggression.

By: Andrew Clapham (Professor of Public International Law Graduate Institute of International Studies Geneva and Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 7th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199657940
ISBN 10: 0199657947
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 26 July 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Clapham worked as the Representative of Amnesty International at the United Nations in New York from 1991 to 1997. Since 1997 he has been teaching human rights law and public international law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He has worked as an Adviser to the UN High Commissioners for Human Rights Mary Robinson and Sergio Vieira de Mello. His other published work includes: International Human Rights Lexicon (OUP 2005) (with Susan Marks) Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Actors (OUP 2006) and Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2007). He is an academic associate member of Matrix Chambers in London.

Reviews for Brierly's Law of Nations: An Introduction to the Role of International Law in International Relations

...an inspired and very impressive work indeed. If the chief qualities which made Brierly stand out were its straightforward and fluent prose, a balanced choice of topics discussed, and above the hopeful and humane - yet unfailingly sober - assessment of the role of international law in the world community by which the analysis was underlain, then these qualities have been admirably preserved and in fact honed to perfection. Eirik Bjorge, Law Quarterly Review The excellence of these new editions of Brierly and Brownlie is unquestionable. Both student and hardened old-hand - and those in between - will find much in them that is challenging and memorable. This reflects the extraordinary abilities of both the original authors and the new editors. The books are also, as before, complementary (and will continue to be found as close companions on the library bookshelf). Anyone coming new to international law who reads both will acquire a rounded picture of the modern role and rules of public international law. Each is highly recommended, indeed essential for any law library. Given their competitive price, they are also suitable additions for any private collection of public international law books. Omri Sender and Michael Wood, American Journal of International Law