Public International Law is perhaps best described as an authoritative language, used by States, international organizations, individuals and other participants in the international legal order to interact with each other. International law is a value-oriented jurisprudence used by policymakers and other members of the international community (governments, diplomats, international judges and arbitrators, elements of the “UN family,” etc.) to make difficult choices based on shared values.
This Research Guide is intended as a starting point for research on Public International Law. It provides the basic legal materials available in the Peace Palace Library, both in print and electronic format. Handbooks, leading articles, bibliographies, periodicals, serial publications and documents of interest are presented in the Selective Bibliography section. Links to the PPL Catalogue are inserted. The Library’s classification index code 38a. Public International Law : General Principles; Various Essays and subject heading (keyword) Public International Law are instrumental for searching through the Catalogue. Special attention is given to our subscriptions on databases, e-journals, e-books and other electronic resources. Finally, this Research Guide features links to relevant websites and other online resources of particular interest.
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Instrumentos y regímenes de cooperación internacional Careers in international law Przestrzeń operacyjna prawa międzynarodowego publicznego Instituciones de derecho internacional público La régionalisation du droit international These publications are selected for you by .
La présentation du droit international n’a pas toujours su éviter les écueils de l’angélisme ou de la théorie pure. II a parfois été vu sous la seule optique du droit de la paix et il s’est trouvé ainsi assimilé au droit des Nations Unies, ce qui a pu faire douter de son utilité et n’a pas rehaussé son prestige. Envisagé comme le seul droit des relations inter-étatiques, le droit international apparaît également comme très déréalisé, ses implications pratiques semblant des plus limitées. (…) Aujourd’hui, nombre de prescriptions du droit international/transnational font partie du patrimoine juridique des particuliers tandis que ces derniers disposent de moyens appréciables pour en assurer le respect à leur profit grâce à une large palette de recours offerts tant par les ordres internes que par l’ordre international lui même.
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Dieses Lehrbuch behandelt die Grundlagen des Völkerrechts einschließlich der Bezüge zum Recht der Internationalen Organisationen und zum Europarecht. Die Darstellung berücksichtigt aktuelle weltpolitische Ereignisse, um den aktuellen Stand des Völkerrechts zu veranschaulichen. Das Werk vermittelt die Erkenntnis, dass das Völkerrecht eine zwar eigenen Regeln folgende, mit den nationalen Rechtssystemen aber so eng verflochtene Rechtsordnung ist, dass niemand, der juristisch ausgebildet ist, sie ignorieren kann.
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This is the eighth edition of Sir Ian Brownlie’s classic distillation of public international law. Serving as a single volume introduction to the field as a whole, the book seeks to present international law as a system that is based on, and helps structure, relations among states and other entities at the international level. It aims to identify the constituent elements of that system in a clear and accessible fashion. This eighth edition, fully updated by James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge, continues to provide the balance, clarity and expertise expected from this classic text. Completely updated to take account of the many areas of expansion and development in international law which have occurred since earlier editions, all chapters have been reviewed and brought up to date.
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L’étude du droit international est souvent dominée par des approches militantes, idéologiques, qui ont exercé une influence croissante, y compris sur la doctrine. Ces approches tendent à une véritable mutation du droit international, appelé à devenir une morale internationale universelle, au service du droit humanitaire, des droits de l’homme, après avoir été mobilisé à celui du développement. Cette métamorphose mettrait au premier plan l’action des individus et des groupes, imposant en leur nom des obligations aux Etats, ainsi dépossédés d’un droit qui a été longtemps leur apanage. S’il existe un fil rouge dans l’ensemble des textes ici regroupés, il est que cette métamorphose est plus apparente que réelle, et même qu’elle n’existe pas du tout. L’analyse positive du droit international montre que ses fondements n’ont nullement évolué, que l’engagement international de l’Etat en est toujours la base, et l’action des Etats le coeur. L’analyse positive est une méthode et non une idéologie. Elle ne prétend pas que le droit international est achevé ou parfait, ni perfectible, mais elle ne vise pas non plus à lui substituer un droit rêvé ou à se poser en législateur.
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Realizing Utopia is a collection of essays by a group of innovative international jurists. Its contributors reflect on some of the major legal problems facing the international community and analyze the inconsistencies or inadequacies of current law (….) As the impact of international law on national legal orders continues to increase, this volume takes stock of how far international law has come and how it should continue to develop. The work features an impressive list of contributors, including many of the leading authorities on international law and several judges of the International Court of Justice.
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Written by over 800 of the world’s leading authorities and edited at the premier research institution for international law, this new edition of the definitive reference work on international law contains over 1,619 articles covering the full breadth of the subject. Articles address the history and theory of international law; all sub-fields such as international criminal law, environmental law, and economic law; leading cases; and significant treaties, organizations, armed conflicts, and geographical issues. Each article contains cross-references to related articles, and includes a carefully selected bibliography of the most important writings and primary materials as a guide to further reading. Experienced scholars and practitioners will find a wealth of information on areas that they do not already know well as well as in-depth treatments on every aspect of their specialist topics.
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Each year the Hague Academy of International law, one of the most renowned academic institutions in Europe, holds a seminar devoted to various aspects of public and private international law. The theme of this year’s seminar will be: ”Les immunités en droit international public et privé” (Immunities in public and private international law). This Programme of Advanced Studies will take place from 13 to 19 January 2013 at the Academy building in The Hague.
Read moreInvitation to lecture about the influence of Röling’s work on international law practice and scholarship by Prof. Nico Schrijver, organized by the Peace Palace Library. The lecture takes place on Wednesday 22 June, 2011, at 17.30-19.30 (lecture starts at 18.00). The location is the Historic Reading Room of the Peace Palace Library. Entrance is free.
Read moreFrom a traditional point of view, International Public Law has been understood as a set of rules produced by states in order to regulate relations between them. Since the end of the Cold War, the role of NGOs in international law is growing in importance and their activities are reaching the remotest parts of the world. In this blog, I will briefly discuss how NGOs have transformed international law as well as how they continue to contribute to the development of international law.
Read moreSir Ian Brownlie, the second from the right on the photo, taken at the International Court of Justice when he was arguing the Nicaragua-Honduras case for Nicaragua.
The great British international lawyer, Sir Ian Brownlie, died on January 3th 2010, in a car-accident while on holiday with his family in Egypt. [...]
Read moreTuesday last week the First Lady of International Law, Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice bade farewell to her colleagues at the Court in The Hague, after serving nearly fourteen years as judge and as its President.
This event coincided with the presentation of her latest book “Themes and Theories. Selected speeches and writings in International Law” (OUP 2009). An impressive collection of her thoughts over the last forty years. Ten chapters on various aspects of international law, reflected in articles, speeches, lectures and in her work as a member of the International Court of Justice.
Oxford University Press kindly donated this two volume set to the Peace Palace Library, completing the collection of Higgins’ publications.
The Library hopes that Dame Higgins, having spent so many years in The Hague, the Legal Capital of the World, will continue to be inspired by its excellent possibilities for research in international law.
Read moreThe United Nations Office of Legal Affairs launched the Audiovisual Library of International Law. The Audiovisual Library aims to provide free, scholarly resources to students and practictioners around the world, particularly in regions where there are few resources for the study of international law.
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Crawford, J., Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012.
Lowe, V., International Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Carreau, D. et Marrella, F., Droit international, Paris, Pedone, 2012.
Sur, S., Les dynamiques du droit international, Paris, Pedone, 2012.
Evans, M.D. (ed.), International law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Cassese, A. (ed.), Realizing Utopia: the Future of International Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012.
