International Law

Belgium has one of the highest numbers of Jihadist fighters per capita in Europe. A large group of often young men and women left Belgium for the I...

The second edition of this comprehensive handbook describes the legal grounds for human activities in outer space and on celestial bodies, includin...

That intergovernmental organizations do not operate effectively has long been apparent. Why they fail to do so has puzzled observers, as has the la...

The klieg-lighted Tokyo Trial began on May 3, 1946, and ended on November 4, 1948, a majority of the eleven judges from the victorious Allies findi...

Through war crimes prosecutions, truth commissions, purges of perpetrators, reparations, and memorials, transitional justice practices work under t...

TThe UNCITRAL Yearbook is a compilation of all substantive documents related to the work of the Commission and its Working Groups. It also reproduc...

One of the most comprehensive examinations of US torture policy, from the Cold War to the War on Terror to the debate over accountability Waterboar...

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This text is a general introduction to American judicial process. The authors cover the major institutions, actors, and processes that comprise the...

This fifth volume in the series comprises ten contributions written by an expert team of academics and practitioners. Collectively they analyse and...

The seaworthiness of merchant ships plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of life and property and the prevention of marine pollution. It de...

This publication is a collection of international awards or decisions rendered between States, including cases involving espousing or respondent go...

This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard reference for all those co...

The Chinese insurance market is expanding enormously as risk adversity takes hold in the economy while the role of the State as guarantor of commer...

This book consists of edited versions of the papers delivered at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Laws 11th International Colloqui...

The laws of war are facing new challenges from emerging technologies and changing methods of warfare, as well as the growth of human rights and int...

The Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (the Paris Principles) were adopted by National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) an...

Both in WTO law and EU law there is a dichotomy between liberalisation based on market access and targeting domestic regulation. Consequently, both...

For the first time, this unique text brings together all private international maritime law conventions alongside expert commentary and analysis. T...

This volume is one of the few books to explain in-depth the international crimes behind the scenes of substantive or procedural law. The contributo...