This accessible book provides an introduction to the ‘predominant interest’ concept, covering global case studies and landmark legal proceedings around maritime delimitation. Nicholas A. Ioannides provides a comprehensive overview of the...
This comprehensive book examines the history and importance of three fundamental ideas underlying the concept of statehood: effectiveness, recognition and legitimacy. It explores the analytical and historical genesis of these concepts, a...
Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this detailed book examines the types of compliance and implementation mechanisms that can support transboundary water cooperation. By drawing upon a range of theoretical accounts, case studi...
This Research Handbook presents an in-depth examination of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its jurisprudence. Contributing authors dissect the global governance functions of the ICJ and its impact on national legal orders wo...
Bringing together an international array of legal scholars, this discerning Research Handbook provides a comparative analysis of civil procedure law. Chapters examine the rules that dictate how a civil dispute is initiated, processed, de...
The Advanced Introduction to the Law of Treaties discusses the application and interpretation of treaty law, as set out in the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT). With a focus on illustrating the living nature of treaty...
This timely book explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data contribute to the evaluation of the rule of law (covering legal arrangements, empirical legal research, law and technology, and international law), and social and ec...
In this Advanced Introduction, Martin Loughlin provides a concise analysis of political jurisprudence, a powerful but relatively neglected school of thought that offers a compelling account of the relationship between law and politics in...
This book provides a comprehensive and critical account of the law, policy and practice underpinning early release systems in international criminal law. Róisín Mulgrew explores the distinct forms that early release can take and investig...
Edited by Royal C. Gardner, Richard Caddell, Erin Okuno
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, the first modern multilateral environmental agreement, this timely book reflects upon the Convention’s work and its wider impact upon the protection of aquatic resources and wetland-...
