Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law

Part I - Preliminary Topics; 1 Introduction; 2 Sources of international law; 3 International law and national law; Part II - Personality and Recognition; 4 Subjects of international law; 5 Incidence and continuity of statehood; 6 Recognition of states and governments; 7 International organizations; Part III - Territorial Sovereignty; 8 Territorial sovereignty; 9 Acquisition and loss of territory; 10 Status of territory: further problems; Part IV - Law of the Sea; 11 The territorial sea and other maritime zones; 12 Maritime delimitation; 13 High seas and maritime transit; Part V - The Environment and Natural Resources; 14 Common amenities and co-operation in the use of resources; 15 International environmental law; Part VI - International Transactions; 16 Treaties; 17 Diplomatic and consular relations; 18 Unilateral acts including estoppel; 19 Succession to rights and duties; Part VII - State Jurisdiction; 20 Sovereignty and equality of states; 21 Jurisdictional competence; 22 Immunities; Part VIII - Nationality and Related Concepts; 23 Nationality; 24 Nationality of corporations and assets; Part IX - International Responsibility; 25 Conditions for international responsibility; 26 The consequences of international responsibility; 27 Multilateral public order: some incidents of peremptory norms; Part X - The Protection of Individuals and Groups; 28 The international minimum standard: persons and property; 29 Human rights; 30 International crimes; Part XI - Disputes; 31 The claims process; 32 Disputes; 33 Use of force

James Crawford is the recipient of the 2012 Manley O. Hudson Medal awarded by the American Society of International Law for scholarship and achievement in international law. He previously held chairs at Adelaide and Sydney, is a Senior Counsel (NSW) and also a member of the English bar, practising from Matrix Chambers. He was the first Australian member of the United Nations International Law Commission and was responsible for the ILC's work on the International Criminal Court (1992-4) and for the second reading of the ILC Articles on State Responsibility (1997-2001). In addition to scholarly work on statehood, collective rights, investment law and international responsibility, he has appeared frequently before the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals, and is engaged as expert, counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration. From 1995-2003 and from 2006-10 he was Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.

The excellence of these new editions of Brierly and Brownlie is unquestionable. Both student and hardened old-hand - and those in between - will find much in them that is challenging and memorable. This reflects the extraordinary abilities of both the original authors and the new editors. The books are also, as before, complementary (and will continue to be found as close companions on the library bookshelf). Anyone coming new to international law who reads both will acquire a rounded picture of the modern role and rules of public international law. Each is highly recommended, indeed essential for any law library. Given their competitive price, they are also suitable additions for any private collection of public international law books. Omri Sender and Michael Wood, American Journal of International Law