International Law

International Law presents a comprehensive yet student-focused approach to the subject, providing a contemporary and stimulating account of international law. With critical coverage delivered through a wide range of learning features, students are encouraged to engage with legal debates and controversies. Digital formats and resources The second edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. · The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks There is also a wide range of online resources that support the book, including: · Author tutorial videos for each chapter · Discussion questions · Critical thinking frameworks · A glossary of international law terms · A history of international law timeline

1 - The history and nature of international law
2 - Sources of international law
3 - Hierarchy of norms in international law
4 - International law and municipal law
5 - States as subjects of international law
6 - International organizations
7 - The law of treaties
8 - Jurisdiction
9 - Immunities
10 - State responsibility
11 - Diplomatic protection and issues of standing
12 - International dispute settlement and the ICJ
13 - Enforcement short of force
14 - The use of force and collective security
15 - The law of armed conflict
16 - International human rights and refugee law
17 - International criminal law
18 - The law of the sea
19 - The protection of the environment
20 - International economic law

Gleider Hernández is Professor of Public International Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Previously, he was Associate Professor (Reader) in Public International Law at Durham University, where he was founding Deputy Director of the Global Policy Institute, and Associate Legal Officer at the International Court of Justice. He is General Editor of Oxford Reports on International Courts of General Jurisdiction (Oxford Scholarship Online), and the author of The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function (Oxford University Press), which was shortlisted for the 2014 Peter Birks Prize. Since 2021, he is Secretary-General of the European Society of International Law.