International Law (7th Edition) – eBook

Intended for use in an International Law survey course, the ebook International Law, Seventh Edition (ePub/PDF) provides comprehensive coverage of foundational international law questions, including the nature and sources of international law, core doctrinal topics such as the subjects of international law (states and international organizations), and the jurisdictional powers and immunities of states. The textbook also addresses key substantive topics in international law, concerning important contemporary foreign policy issues, such as (i) international human rights, (ii) the law of the sea, (iii) international environmental law, (iv) the use of force and the law of armed conflict, and (v) international criminal law.

Key Features of International Law, 7E:

• New case study in Chapter 1 focused on the international response to the rise of ISIS.
• New co-author, Duncan Hollis of Temple Law School, joins Stanford Law School’s Allen Weiner as the active authors of the ebook.
• Adopts a modern, conceptual approach to presenting materials on statehood (including Palestinian claims to statehood), international organizations, and international dispute resolution.
• New discussions of major international developments, including the law governing the use of force [e.g., cyber operations and the military campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS)], nonproliferation (e.g., the North Korean and Iranian nuclear crises), the law of the sea (e.g., disputed maritime claims in the South China Sea), and international environmental law (e.g., the conclusion of the Paris Agreement).
• Inclusion of extended excerpts from many major recent Supreme Court decisions related to international law, including Bond v. United States (on fundamental principles of federalism and the treaty power under Article VI of the Constitution), Zivotofsky v. Kerry (on the separation of powers between Congress and the President in the field of foreign affairs), and Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (on the Alien Tort Statute).

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NOTE: This sale only includes the ebook International Law (7th Edition) in the original ePub (Kindle) format. A converted PDF is also included for free. No access codes are included.