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Subject ID: 
28
Subject Paper: 
12
Subject Description: 

1. Introduction and Sources of International Law.

2. Personality and Statehood.

3. The Law of Treaties.

4. The Relationship between International Law and English Law.

5. State Responsibility.

6. Legal Regulation of the Use of Force.

7. Jurisdiction and Immunities.

8. Title to Territory and Boundary Disputes..

9. Settlement of International Disputes.

Subject Reading List: 

Reading guides/outlines will be issued for each topic. Students are encouraged to do the further reading indicated for particular topics, as well as general reading in and around subjects of international law that interest them.

Basic texts

Evans (ed), International Law (4th ed 2014)

Brownlie (ed Crawford), Principles of Public International Law (8th ed 2012)

Shaw, International Law (7th ed 2014)

Dixon, Textbook on International Law (7th ed 2013)

Students may also find the following introductory texts useful

Lowe, International Law (2007)

Klabbers, International Law (2013)

Basic documents

Evans, Blackstone’s International Law Documents (11th ed 2013)

Cases and materials

Harris, Cases and Materials on International Law (7th ed 2010)

Students may also find useful

Dixon, McCorquodale and Williams, Cases and Materials on International Law (5th ed 2011)

Suggested further reading

Charlesworth and Chinkin, The Boundaries of International Law (2000)

Current controversies are well covered in the American Journal of International Law and the International & Comparative Law Quarterly (both quarterly). International Legal Materials (6 times a year) prints major documents, treaties and decisions, which for the most part can also be found in Westlaw and Lexis. Also recommended is the European Journal of International Law (including its blog EJIL Talk! (www.ejiltalk.org) which covers many recent developments). Most important cases in the field are reported in the International Law Reports. The contemporary practice of the UK is to be found in the British Yearbook of International Law. The following websites also contain useful material: www.un.org and www.icj-cij.org. The Max Planck Encyclopaedia of Public International Law offers good overviews (www.mpepil.com) of various concepts and cases

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international_law.php
Subject Type: 
FP
Tripos Group: 
II