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The 2nd edition of "Exercises in The Law of Nations" also seeks to impart case processing skills to students, in addition to the repetition and consolidation of substantive knowledge, because only substantive knowledge AND the ability to correctly use it in case resolution lead to written examination success. The book preliminarily presents the test that is commonly expected in written examinations for responsibility based on the law of nations, and largely follows the structures of the ILC Draft Articles on State Responsibility of 2001 in doing so. The theory thus communicated should be translated in practice by the readers into the subsequent (from now on) 21 exercise tasks of varying degree of difficulty. Only much practice leads to success! Written solutions are conducive to self-control. Written literature references, in particular to current developments, simplify the consolidation. The thematic spectrum reaches from the general theory of the Law of Nations and its basic principles regarding embassy law, United Nations law, the law of the sea, international environmental law, international business law, human rights, peacekeeping law and international humanitarian law, to proceedings before the IGH [International Court of Justice] and other international official bodies. Interfaces to national law and European law are considered as well. New cases deal with current problems, in particular in the law of sovereign immunity and in the field of counterterrorism. An index of important international judicature rounds out the volume.