This text provides students with comprehensive coverage that maps out the different ways to approach the study of international law. It explains the institution

This fully updated and revised edition explores the evolution, nature and function of international law in world politics.

Influential writers on international law and international relations explore the making, interpretation and enforcement of international law.

Why U.S. support for international law is so inconsistent

Today international law is everywhere. Wars are fought and opposed in its name. It is invoked to claim rights and to challenge them, to indict or support politi