Donald M. McRae – författare

The Canadian Council on International Law was founded in 1972, with the aim of encouraging the study and analysis of international law issues in Canada. One of the Council''s main activities is the organization of an annual conference dealing with contemporary subjects in international law. This book marks the 25th anniversary of the council by bringing together 25 papers on international law, carefully selected from the proceedings of the annual conferences in the years since its foundation. The collection provides an overview of the issues considered by the Council in its first 25 years and highlights the significant contribution of Canadian experts to, and Canada''s particular concerns in, the field of international law. The essay represent the work of leading international lawyers on issues concerning the theory and practice of public international law, including environmental law, human rights, the law relating to the use of force and the issue of State succession.