James Crawford is Whewell Professor of International Law and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He was a member of the United Nations International Law Commission from 1992 to 2001 and Special Rapporteur on State Responsibility from 1997 to 2001. He has also been a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission. In addition to scholarly work on statehood, self-determination, collective rights and international responsibility, he has appeared frequently before the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals and is actively engaged as expert, counsel and arbitrator. Martti Koskenniemi is Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki and Director of the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights. He worked as diplomat with the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1994, representing Finland in a number of international institutions and conferences. As member of the UN International Law Commission (2002–6) he chaired the Study group on the 'Fragmentation of International Law'. He has written widely on international law topics and his present research interests cover the theory and history of the field.

'What makes the book exceptional is the fact that the authors of each chapter present political and theoretical issues from both traditional and critical perspectives, providing valuable insight for a public interested in each field of international law.' CEU Political Science Journal

• Introduction James Crawford and Martti Koskenniemi; Part I. The Contexts of International Law: 1. International law in diplomatic history Gerry Simpson; 2. International law in the world of ideas Martti Koskenniemi; 3. International law as law Frédéric Mégret; Part II. International Law and the State: 4. Statehood: territory, people, government Karen Knop; 5. Sovereignty as a legal value James Crawford; 6. Exercise and limits of jurisdiction Bruno Simma and Andreas Müller; 7. Lawfare and warfare David Kennedy; Part III. Techniques and Arenas: 8. Law-making and sources Hilary Charlesworth; 9. International courts: uneven judicialisation in global order Benedict Kingsbury; 10. International institutions Jan Klabbers; 11. International law and the relativities of enforcement Dino Kritsiotis; Part IV. Projects of International Law: 12. Constituting order Anne Orford; 13. Legitimating the international rule of law B. S. Chimni; 14. Human rights in disastrous times Susan Marks; 15. Justifying justice Sarah Nouwen; 16. Regulating trade, investment and money Hélène Ruiz Fabri; 17. Divided against itself: aspiration and reality of international law Thomas Pogge; 18. Conserving the world's resources? Sundhya Pahuja; Guide to electronic sources of international law Lesley Dingle.

James Crawford is Whewell Professor of International Law and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He was a member of the United Nations International Law Commission from 1992 to 2001 and Special Rapporteur on State Responsibility from 1997 to 2001. He has also been a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission. In addition to scholarly work on statehood, self-determination, collective rights and international responsibility, he has appeared frequently before the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals and is actively engaged as expert, counsel and arbitrator. Martti Koskenniemi is Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki and Director of the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights. He worked as diplomat with the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1994, representing Finland in a number of international institutions and conferences. As member of the UN International Law Commission (2002–6) he chaired the Study group on the 'Fragmentation of International Law'. He has written widely on international law topics and his present research interests cover the theory and history of the field.

'What makes the book exceptional is the fact that the authors of each chapter present political and theoretical issues from both traditional and critical perspectives, providing valuable insight for a public interested in each field of international law.' CEU Political Science Journal

• Introduction James Crawford and Martti Koskenniemi; Part I. The Contexts of International Law: 1. International law in diplomatic history Gerry Simpson; 2. International law in the world of ideas Martti Koskenniemi; 3. International law as law Frédéric Mégret; Part II. International Law and the State: 4. Statehood: territory, people, government Karen Knop; 5. Sovereignty as a legal value James Crawford; 6. Exercise and limits of jurisdiction Bruno Simma and Andreas Müller; 7. Lawfare and warfare David Kennedy; Part III. Techniques and Arenas: 8. Law-making and sources Hilary Charlesworth; 9. International courts: uneven judicialisation in global order Benedict Kingsbury; 10. International institutions Jan Klabbers; 11. International law and the relativities of enforcement Dino Kritsiotis; Part IV. Projects of International Law: 12. Constituting order Anne Orford; 13. Legitimating the international rule of law B. S. Chimni; 14. Human rights in disastrous times Susan Marks; 15. Justifying justice Sarah Nouwen; 16. Regulating trade, investment and money Hélène Ruiz Fabri; 17. Divided against itself: aspiration and reality of international law Thomas Pogge; 18. Conserving the world's resources? Sundhya Pahuja; Guide to electronic sources of international law Lesley Dingle.