basics of international law

Math Noortmann is a Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University and Emeritus Professor at Coventry UniversityLuke D. Graham is a Lecturer in Public Law and Human Rights in the University of Manchester Law School

• I Introduction1 Definition of public international law2 The legal nature of public international law3 Historical developments4 Natural law and positivism5 Alternative approaches6 Sub-areas of international law7 Adjacent legal fields8 The nation state and international lawII The place of international law in the national legal order9 Direct effect10 Monism and dualism11 Monism and dualism in practice12 Rules of international law having direct or indirect effect13 National government bodies and international lawIII Subjects of international law14 International legal personality15 Forms of international legal personality16 States17 Recognition18 Intergovernmental organisations19 Liberation movements20 New forms of international legal personalityIV Sources of public international law21 The sources of international law22 Treaties23 Customary International Law24 Decisions of international organisations25 Other sources of law26 The relationship between international sources of law and legal rulesV Treaty law27 Sources of treaty law28 The entry into force of treaties29 Reservations30 Interpretation of treaties31 The validity and effect of treaties32 State succession33 National law and the entry into force of treatiesVI Jurisdiction34 Definition of jurisdiction35 Territorial jurisdiction36 Functional jurisdiction37 Areas outside national jurisdiction38 Demarcation of boundaries39 Personal jurisdiction40 Principles of criminal jurisdiction41 National jurisdiction42 Extradition43 Domestic nationality lawVII Immunities44 Limitation of territorial jurisdiction45 State immunity46 Derived immunities47 Diplomatic immunitiesVIII State responsibility48 State responsibility49 International wrongful acts50 Circumstances precluding wrongfulness51 Cessation and compliance52 Diplomatic protectionIX Settlement of disputes53 General and special rules54 Diplomatic methods55 International arbitration56 The International Court of Justice57 The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea58 The panel procedures of the World Trade Organization59 The Inspection Panel of the World BankX The enforcement of international law60 Characteristics of the enforcement of international law61 Retorsion62 Reprisals63 Collective measuresXI Peace and security64 The prohibition of (armed) force65 Exceptions to the prohibition on (armed) force66 UN peace operations67 International humanitarian law68 The International Committee of the Red CrossXII The law of international organisations69 Development of international organisations70 Classification of international organisations71 Membership of international organisations72 Structure of international organisations73 Powers of international organisations74 Decision-making procedures of international organisations75 Rules of procedure of international organisations76 Budgetary affairs of international organisations77 Immunities and privileges of international organisations78 Responsibility of international organisationsXIII The United Nations79 Foundation and development80 Objectives and principles81 UN organs82 Relations between the different UN bodies83 Powers and functions of UN agencies84 The voting procedures in the UN85 Immunities and privileges of the UN86 The responsibility of the United Nations87 The UN and the development of international lawXIV Other global international organisations88 Comparison with the United Nations89 The International Labour Organization90 The World Health Organization91 The International Civil Aviation Organization92 The International Maritime OrganizationXV Regional intergovernmental organisations93 The Organization of American States94 The European Union95 The African Union96 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations97 Other regional intergovernmental organisationsXVI International human rights98 Recognition and development99 Categories of human rights100 International human rights instruments101 Implementation and enforcement mechanisms in international human rights treaties102 Monitoring mechanisms103 Regional human rights instrumentsXVII International criminal law104 Development and character of international criminal law105 International criminal responsibility106 Prosecution and punishment of international crimes by national authorities107 International crimes in domestic criminal law108 International criminal courts and tribunals109 The International Criminal Court110 ICC procedure111 Cross-border organised crime112 Terrorism113 International organisations for combating crimeXVIII International economic law114 The development of international economic law115 The World Trade Organization116 The International Agreement on Tariffs and Trade117 International monetary organisations118 Regional economic organisations and agreements119 Development cooperationXIX International environmental law120 The internationalisation of environmental law121 Principles of environmental law122 UN conferences123 Institutionalisation124 Environmental treatiesList of consulted 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