Lung-Chu C. An Introduction to Contemporary International Law: A Policy-Oriented Perspective

3rd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2015. — 674 p. — ISBN: 978-0-19-022798-2Applies the New Haven School approach explaining discrete aspects of the global decision process and their effects on the content of international legal norms. Provides an in-depth treatment of the key features of the New Haven School of international law. References both classic historical examples and contemporary events to illustrate international legal processes and principles. Focuses on important trends in international law, including the movement from a state-centered system to a people-centered one. Contributes to the development of a world community of human dignity through international law.New to this EditionSpotlights seven features that characterize the New Haven School approach to international law: participants, perspectives, arenas of decision, bases of power, strategies, outcomes, and effects
Covers major developments in international law since 2000.
Provides a new generation of students with the interest and the intellectual tools needed to participate as responsible members of a world community based on the notion of human dignity for all people.
Offers a more detailed analysis of international agreements in relation to domestic law and U.S. constitutional principles.
Includes a new chapter exploring the vital role individual responsibility plays in the emerging field of international criminal law.Delimitation of the Task
Participants
Perspectives
Arenas
Bases of Power
Strategies
Outcomes
Effects
ProspectsTable of Select Treaties