Law Among Nations
An Introduction to Public International Law
James Larry Taulbee, Gerhard von Glahn
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Law Among Nations
An Introduction to Public International Law
James Larry Taulbee, Gerhard von Glahn
About This Book
Offering a more accessible alternative to casebooks and historical commentaries, Law Among Nations explains issues of international law by tracing the field's development and stressing key principles, processes, and landmark cases.
This comprehensive text eliminates the need for multiple books by combining discussions of theory and state practice with excerpts from landmark cases. The book has been updated in light of the continuing revolution in communication technology; the dense web of linkages between countries that involve individuals and bodies both formal and informal; and important and controversial areas such as human rights, the environment, and issues associated with the use of force.
Renowned for its rigorous approach and clear explanations, Law Among Nations remains the gold standard for undergraduate introductions to international law.
New to the Twelfth Edition
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- Added or expanded coverage of timely issues in international law:
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- Drones and their use in the air and in space
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- Outer space
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- Cybercrime and responses
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- The Julian Assange Case
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- Environmental law
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- Expanded discussion of space law
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- Expanded discussion of conflict and non-state actors
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- Final cases in the ICTY
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- Thoroughly rewritten chapters on areas of great change:
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- International Criminal Law
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- Just War and War Crime Law
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- International Economic Law (newly restored in response to reviews)
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- International Environmental Law
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- New cases, statutes, and treaties on many subjects
Frequently asked questions
Information
Part IThe Law of Nations
Chapter 1The Nature of International Law
Cyber-pirate sentenced1A computer programmer for the Mega copyright piracy conspiracy, Andrus Nomm, 36, of Estonia, pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement with Megaupload.com and associated piracy websites. He was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for conspiring to commit felony copyright infringement.Book review has international implications2A French court will hear a criminal libel case involving a review, written in English by a German law professor, of a book published by a Dutch company, written in English by a French citizen who lives in Israel. The review appeared on a website based in the United States and moderated by an American professor of law.Extradition for WikiLeaks founder3A British judge granted a United States request for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (see Chapter 10).Violation of Treaty Obligations4Equatorial Guinea alleged that France had breached its obligations to respect the rights of sovereign equality and the duty of noninterference in another stateâs domestic politics by permitting its courts to initiate criminal proceedings against the Second Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea claimed that France had violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and other established principles of general international law.Fish piracy5Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is considered as a major factor undermining sustainability of fisheries. It occurs in both small-scale and industrial fisheries, and in marine and inland water fisheries, as well as in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas.
The Nature of the Law
Some Definitions
The Law of Nations, or International Law, may be defined as the body of rules and principles of action which are binding upon civilized states in their relations with one another.7
International law,as used in this Restatement, consists of rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of states and of international organizations and with their relations inter se, as well as with some of their relationships with persons, whether natural or juridical.8
Law and Politics at the International Level
International Law is better known in Europe than in Asia, yet it can be said that royal passions, the submissiveness of their subjects and sycophantic writers have corrupted all its principles. In its present state, this branch of law is a science which explains to kings how far they can violate justice without damaging their own interests.10