Treaties & other sources of international law

International Law and the Protection of Forests evaluates the protection afforded to trees and forests by the international legal system, and identifies legal measures that may reduce deforestation and protect forest resources. It argues that a new international agreement is required to ensure states adequately protect forests. Learn More

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The International Law Commission's Draft Conclusions on Peremptory Norms examines the ILC's Draft Conclusions on Peremptory Norms of General International Law. It provides a broader understanding of the Draft Conclusions and offers an analysis and evaluation of the legal issues and consequences raised by the Draft Conclusions. Learn More

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This Commentary systematically and comprehensively examines the various sources of general international law relevant to international investment law and arbitration. Learn More

Preparing for War, based upon extensive archival research and critical legal methodologies, explores the often misunderstood history of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, among the most important rules for armed conflict ever formulated. Learn More

This commentary examines the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (the UNESCO World Heritage Convention), fifty years after its adoption. It explores the new challenges which have arisen in the management of world heritage sites and the Convention's impact on the evolution of international heritage law. Learn More

This updated commentary on the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention addresses international law and State practice on anti-personnel mines under the treaty. It describes the use of anti-personnel mines through to the present day, the destruction of landmine stockpiles, and mine clearance in every affected nation. Learn More

In international law the definition of refugee is widely seen as unclear. This book systematically analyses the interpretation, ordering, and interrelationship of the definition's components as well as the disputes that have arisen around it. The volume seeks to clarify propositions and demonstrate there is progress toward a working definition. Learn More

This addition to the Elements of International Law series explains what treaties are, their contribution to international law, how they are made, how they are interpreted, and how they are implemented across domestic and international legal systems. Learn More

This addition to the Elements of International Law series explains what treaties are, their contribution to international law, how they are made, how they are interpreted, and how they are implemented across domestic and international legal systems. Learn More

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