International Law
by Malcolm Evans (Editor)

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Published: 6th edition (16 May 2024)
• ISBN: 9780192848642
• Pages: 1024

Evans’ International Law is widely celebrated as an outstanding collection of writing by leading scholars in the field. Bringing together a broad range of perspectives on all the key issues in international law, it is a unique and invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.

• A stellar line-up of authors, drawn from those actively involved in the teaching and practice of international law, offers authoritative and stimulating perspectives on the subject
• Provides wide-ranging, critical analysis of all of the key issues and themes in public international law
• The entire volume has been carefully edited by Sir Malcolm Evans to ensure a consistent style
• Suitable for students and academics with varying prior exposure to international law

New to this edition

• New chapters Acquisition of Territory, International Economic Law, and International Space Law
• New contributors: Andrew Clapham, Eric De Brabandere, Rossana Deplano, Paola Gaeta, Reece Lewis, Brendan Plant, Andrew Lang, Rosa Freedman, Andrew Sanger, Christian Tams, and Eva van der Marel
• New ICJ decisions, including those on Genocide (Ukraine v Russian Federation and The Gambia v Myanmar); on Racial Discrimination (Qatar v United Arab Emirates); and Maritime Delimitation (Somalia v Kenya)
• ITLOS decisions, including the Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island Sates on Climate Change and International Law
  Arbitral decisions, including the ‘Enrica Lexie’ Incident, as well as domestic court judgments

Table of Contents

Part I. The History and Theory of International Law
1. A short history of international law, Stephen C Neff
2. What is international law for?, Martti Koskenniemi
3. Voyaging towards Ithaca: thinking about international legal theory, Iain Scobbie
Part II. The Structure of International Legal Obligation
4. The theory and reality of the sources of international law, Anthea Roberts and Sandesh Sivakumaran
5. Soft law in international law-making, Alan Boyle
6. The practical working of the law of treaties, Malgosia Fitzmaurice
Part III. The Subjects of the International Legal Order
7. Territory, Brendan Plant
8. Statehood, self-determination, and recognition, Matthew Craven and Rose Parfitt
9. International organizations, Dapo Akande
10. The individual and the international legal system, Andrew Clapham
Part IV. The Scope of Sovereignty
11. Jurisdiction, Christopher Staker
12. International law and restraints on the exercise of jurisdiction by national courts of states, Philippa Webb
13. Immunities enjoyed by officials of states, Chanaka Wickremasinghe
14. The relationship between international and national law, Eileen Denza
Part V. Responsibility
15. The character and forms of international responsibility, Simon Olleson
16. Issues of admissibility and the law on international responsibility, Phoebe Okowa
Part VI. Responding to Breaches of International Obligations
17. Countermeasures and sanctions, Nigel D White
18. The means of dispute settlement, Eric De Brabandere
19. The International Court of Justice, Christian Tams
20. The use of force and the international legal order, Christine Gray and Andrew Sanger
Part VII. The Application of International Law
21. The law of the sea, Malcolm D Evans and Reece Lewis
22. International space law, Rossana Deplano
23. International environmental law, Catherine Redgwell and Eva R van der Marel
24. International trade law, Andrew Lang
25. International investment law, Surya P Subedi
26. International criminal law, Paola Gaeta
27. International human rights law, Rosa Freedman
28. International refugee and migration law, Geoff Gilbert and Anna Magdalena Bentajou
29. The law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law), David Turns