Textbook on International Law

Martin Dixon is a Fellow in Law at Queens' College, Cambridge, and a Reader in Law at the University of Cambridge. He has been a legal officer for the United Nations in Vienna, advises companies on questions of international law, and is co-author of Cases & Materials on International Law.

• 1. The nature of international law and the international system ; 2. The sources of international law ; 3. The law of treaties ; 4. International law and national law ; 5. Personality, statehood and recognition ; 6. Jurisdiction and sovereignty ; 7. Immunities from national jurisdiction ; 8. The law of the sea ; 9. State responsibility ; 10. The peaceful settlement of disputes ; 11. The use of force ; 12. Human rights