Understanding International Law (2015) - Softcover

Stephen C. McCaffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0769847439 ISBN 13: 9780769847436

Publisher: LexisNexis, 2015

Synopsis

This clearly written Understanding treatise is designed to explain what international law is, why it exists, and the basic subjects it covers. The law of treaties is given particular attention, chiefly because of the increasing importance of the treaty in international life. The number of treaties has mushroomed since the Second World War and many of these agreements include over 100 states as parties. Because of their number and the breadth of their coverage, treaties are thus the main form of international legislation. But since they are also contractual in character, and since many multilateral treaties allow states to place conditions on their acceptance of them, the law governing treaties is necessarily more complex than if they were the exact equivalent of national legislation. Understanding International Law also provides introductory coverage of topics of current relevance, such as terrorism, international criminal law, use and applicability of international law in United States courts, and the law governing the use of military force.

The new second edition of Understanding International Law:
 Surveys the ways in which law is made and functions in the international community
  Covers the basic subjects of international law
 Comprehensively updates all chapters of the first edition
 Brings up to date the Supreme Court's treatment of international law through its decisions on the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the Alien Tort Statute
  Discusses developments in treaty interpretation, including recent decisions supporting an evolutionary interpretation of the terms of a treaty
 Updates material on the United States position on anticipatory self-defense

About this edition

• Publisher: LexisNexis
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0769847439
• ISBN 13: 9780769847436
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312