1. Wade Mansell and Karen Openshaw, International Law: A Critical Introduction
This book provides a critical introduction to the concepts, principles and rules of international law through a consideration of contemporary international events. It provides ways of considering the relevance of international law to particular disputes and also an appreciation of both the possibilities and limitations of legal method in international disputes. This in turn necessitates an examination of the relationship between international law and power. Thus rather than studying international law as a system of rules that purports to govern, or at least constrain, the international community, this book considers the actual effects of international law upon international disagreements.
Such an approach will be sceptical rather than cynical, intending to provide the means by which the role of international law may be evaluated. This entails discussion of the legal quality of international law; of the relationship between the academic disciplines of international law and international relations; of the apparent 'Eurocentricity' of international law, and of the relationship between political power and the ability to use or abuse (or ignore) international law.
Underlying the book is the assertion that international law is political in content (in the sense of being concerned with the exercise of power) but that it draws much of its effectiveness from its self-portrayal as being apolitical, or at least politically neutral.
Wade Mansell is Professor of International Law at the University of Kent, Canterbury.
Karen Openshaw holds a PhD in Public International Law from the University of Kent, as well as a Post-graduate diploma in international law and international relations. Previously, she practised as a solicitor for a number of years.
Sept 2013; 286pp; Pbk; 9781849460972; RSP: £16.95 / €22 / US$34 / CDN$34
More information about the book can be found here: http://www.hartpub.co.uk/BookDetails.aspx?ISBN=9781849460972
2. Cristina Verones and Sébastien Rosselet, The Public International Law Study Guide for Students: Exercises and Answers
A sound understanding of public international law is indispensable for any lawyer, whether working in an international or domestic context. It is therefore important that students have a thorough theoretical understanding of international law issues, and are able to apply the relevant international legal rules to a given set of facts, so as to arrive at a legally coherent conclusion. This practical aspect of learning international law is often neglected in favour of more theoretical aspects – which is where this book comes in. The book offers a series of hypothetical practical cases in public international law, including some of its specialised branches, such as international human rights law and international criminal law. It challenges students to practise and familiarise themselves with the methodology and to write solutions to practical international legal questions. The book is in two parts: part one contains practical (exam-like) questions, while part two contains the solutions. The practical questions in part one are organised by subject, such as treaty law or state responsibility. One chapter is dedicated to more complex 'interconnected' cases, where students are asked to tackle problems which span multiple potential cases and topics.
Introduction: http://www.hartpub.co.uk/pdf/samples/9781849464543sample.pdf
Table of Contents: http://www.hartpub.co.uk/pdf/9781849464543.pdf
Cristina Verones is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland and a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. She is currently a visiting researcher at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC.
Sébastien Rosselet is a PhD Candidate at the University of Geneva, Switzerland and a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. He has also worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Switzerland, and has undertaken a clerkship at the International Court of Justice, The Hague.
Jul 2013; 474pp; Pbk; 9781849464543; £19.99 / €26 / US$40 / CDN$40
More information about the book can be found here: http://www.hartpub.co.uk/BookDetails.aspx?ISBN=9781849464543
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