International Law

Now in its third edition, International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives remains an authoritative textbook on international law for Australian students. With a strong focus on Australian practice and interpretation, the text examines how international law is developed, implemented and interpreted within the international community and considers new and developing approaches within this field. This edition has been comprehensively updated to address recent developments in international law. The selection of cases and materials provides a thorough coverage of core areas and addresses a range of contemporary challenges, including climate change, human rights, nuclear proliferation and the South China Sea. A new chapter on international trade law reflects the growing importance of this body of law in Australian practice. Guiding commentary provides a rigorous analysis of key principles. Written by a team of experts with substantial experience in this field, International Law is an essential resource for students.

Donald R. Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University. He is Co–Editor in Chief of the Australian Year Book of International Law and of the Brill Research Perspectives in the Law of the Sea. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.

Stuart Kaye is Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts at the University of Wollongong, and Director of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, which is based at the University of Wollongong. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Ocean Development and International Law, the International Advisory Board of the Peruvian Yearbook of International Law and the Board of Advisors of International Law Studies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Australian Academy of Law.

Afshin Akhtar-Khavari is Professor of International Law and Governance in the School of Law at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He is also Director of the International Law and Global Governance program at the Faculty of Law and Justice at QUT.

Ruth Davis is Lecturer in the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales. Her primary research interests are in the fields of international environmental law, marine environmental law and polar law and governance. She is currently working on a Ph.D. thesis concerning the legal framework for supporting community-based management of coastal fisheries across the Pacific.

Imogen Saunders is Lecturer in Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University, Canberra. Her research interests are in general international law and international trade law. She has completed a Ph.D. on the topic of Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice.