Principles of Public International Law

PART I - PRELIMINARY TOPICS; 1. Sources of the law; 2. The relation of municipal and international law; PART II - PERSONALITY AND RECOGNITION; 3. Subjects of the law; 4. Incidence and continuity of statehood; 5. Recognition of states and governments; PART III - TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY; 6. Territorial sovereignty; 7. The creation and transfer of territorial sovereignty; 8. Status of territory; PART IV - LAW OF THE SEA; 9. Territorial sea, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones; 10. The continental shelf: Delimination of shelf areas and exclusive economic zones; 11. The regime of the high seas; PART V - COMMON AMENITIES AND CO-OPERATION IN THE USE OF RESOURCES; 12. Common amenities and co-operation in the use of resources; 13. Legal aspects of the protection of the environment; PART VI - STATE JURISDICTION; 14. Sovereignty and equality of states; 15. Jurisdictional competence; 16. Privileges and immunities of foreign states; 17. Diplomatic and consular relations; 18. Reservations from territorial sovereignty; PART VII - RULES OF ATTRIBUTION (APART FROM TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND STATE JURISDICTIONS); 19. The relations of nationality; 20. Some rules of attribution: Corporations and specific assets; PART VIII - THE LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY; 21. The responsibility of states; 22. The admissibility of state claims; 23. A system of multilateral public order: Some incidents of illegality and the concept of jus cogens; PART IX - THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS; 24. Injury to persons and property of aliens of state territory; 25. The protection of individuals and groups: Human rights and self-determination; 26. International criminal justice; PART X - INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS; 27. The law of treaties; 28. Other transactions including agency and representation; PART XI - TRANSMISSIONS OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES; 29. State succession; 30. Other causes of transmission of rights and duties; PART XII - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBUNALS; 31. International