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International Law

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  • Lowe, Vaughan

    (QC Chichele Professor of Public International Law, and a Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford)

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International Law is both an introduction to the subject and a critical consideration of its central themes and debates. The opening chapters of the book explain how international law underpins the international political and economic system by establishing the basic principle of the independence of States, and their right to choose their own political, economic, and cultural systems. Subsequent chapters then focus on considerations that limit national freedom of choice (e.g. human rights, the interconnected global economy, the environment). Through the organizing concepts of territory, sovereignty, and jurisdiction the book shows how international law seeks to achieve an established set of principles according to which the power to make and enforce policies is distributed among States.

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  • Lowe, Vaughan, 2007. "International Law," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199268849.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780199268849
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    1. Dire Tladi, 2010. "Civil liability in the context of the Cartagena Protocol: to be or not to be (binding)?," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 15-27, March.
    2. Frank Millerd, 2011. "The potential impact of climate change on Great Lakes international shipping," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 104(3), pages 629-652, February.
    3. Antoine Vauchez, 2008. "Integration-through-Law: Contribution to a Socio-history of EU Political Commonsense," EUI-RSCAS Working Papers 10, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS).
    4. Robert McCorquodale, 2009. "Corporate Social Responsibility and International Human Rights Law," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 87(2), pages 385-400, August.
    5. Frank Biermann & Michele Betsill & Joyeeta Gupta & Norichika Kanie & Louis Lebel & Diana Liverman & Heike Schroeder & Bernd Siebenhüner & Ruben Zondervan, 2010. "Earth system governance: a research framework," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 10(4), pages 277-298, December.
    6. Allan M Feldman & Ram Singh, 2008. "Comparative Vigilance: a Simple Guide," Working Papers 2008-11, Brown University, Department of Economics.
    7. Eyal Benvenisti & George Downs, 2009. "Toward global checks and balances," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 366-387, September.

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