ABSTRACT

Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law continues to offer a concise and accessible overview of the concepts, themes and issues central to international law. This fully updated eighth edition encompasses the plethora of recent developments and updates in the field, and includes new dedicated chapters on international human rights, self-determination and international economic relations, an extended history and theory section reflecting the evolution of new and critical approaches in the field and a greater focus on terrorism and international criminal law.

New and updated chapters include:

  • Creation and recognition of States
  • Territory
  • Law of the sea
  • Immunities
  • State succession
  • Nationality and individual rights
  • Protection of the environment
  • Settlement of disputes
  • Use of force and armed conflict

With a distinctive cross-jurisdictional approach which opens up the discipline to students from all backgrounds, this book will arm the reader with all the tools, methods and concepts they need to fully understand this complex and diverse subject. As such, this is an essential text for students of international law, government and politics, international relations, and a multitude of related subject areas.

This textbook is supported by a companion website: www.routledge.com/cw/orakhelashvili.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|14 pages

History

chapter 3|26 pages

Sources of international law

chapter 4|15 pages

International law and municipal law

chapter 5|39 pages

Creation and recognition of States

chapter 6|11 pages

Legal personality of non-State entities

chapter 7|35 pages

Territory

chapter 8|41 pages

The law of the sea

chapter 9|15 pages

Air space and outer space

chapter 10|17 pages

State jurisdiction

chapter 11|21 pages

Immunity from jurisdiction

chapter 12|25 pages

Law of treaties

chapter 13|23 pages

State responsibility

chapter 14|28 pages

State succession

chapter 17|25 pages

Protection of the environment

chapter 18|26 pages

International economic relations

chapter 19|17 pages

International criminal justice

chapter 20|21 pages

Use of force

chapter 21|33 pages

Laws applicable to war and armed conflict

chapter 22|33 pages

The United Nations and peace and security

chapter 23|30 pages

Settlement of disputes