Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Preliminary topics: Introduction -- The sources of international law -- The relations of international and national law -- Personality and recognition: Subjects of international law -- Creation and incidence of statehood -- Recognition of states and governments -- International Organizations -- Territorial sovereignty: Forms of governmental authority over territory -- Acquisition and transfer of territorial sovereignty -- Status of territory: further problems -- Law of the sea: The territorial sea and other maritime zones -- Maritime delimitation and associated questions -- Maritime transit and the regime of the high seas -- The Environment and natural resources: Common spaces and the co-operation in the use of natural resources -- Legal aspects of the protection of the environment -- International transactions: The law of treaties -- Diplomatic and consular relations -- Unilateral acts; estoppel -- Succession to rights and duties -- State jurisdiction: Sovereignty and equality of states -- Jurisdictional competence -- Privileges and immunities of foreign states -- Nationality and related concepts: The relations of nationality -- Nationality of corporations and assets -- The Law of responsibility: The conditions for international responsibility -- Consequences of an internationally wrongful act -- Multilateral public order and issues of responsibility -- The protection of individuals and groups: The international minimum standard: persons and property -- International human rights -- International criminal justice -- Disputes: The claims process -- Third-party settlement of international disputes -- The use or threat of force by states --