Currie John H. Public International Law

Irvin Law, 2008. — 644 p. — ISBN: 978-1-55221-139-7.This book is intended as a systematic introduction to this complex and increasingly important area of the law. It describes and places in context the fundamental elements of the international legal system — the subjects of international law, its key institutional structures, its sources, its interaction with domestic legal systems — and reviews some of its most important substantive topics — including the law of treaties, the relationship between states and territory, the law of the sea, state jurisdiction and jurisdictional immunities, international human rights law, and the fundamental rules of state responsibility. While the sheer reach and diversity of modern international law place an exhaustive treatment of every one of its numerous substantive topics beyond the scope of this introductory text, the contents of this book have been chosen for their fundamental importance to an understanding of international law more generally and to further study in specialized areas. It is hoped that, in assisting readers to acquire a basic understanding of the international legal system, this work may also encourage their more active and effective participation in its future development.