Public International Law
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Table of ContentsEdit
Part I - History, Theory, and Methods
- § 1 History of International Law
- § 1.1 Founding Myths
- § 1.2 Nineteenth Century
- § 1.3 Decolonization
- § 2 Nature and Purpose of International Law
- § 2.1 International Law and Violence
- § 2.2 Consent
- § 2.3 Enforcement
- § 3 Methodology
- § 3.1 Case Analysis
- § 3.2 Interdisciplinarity
- § 4 Approaches to International Law
- § 4.1 Positivism
- § 4.2 TWAIL
- § 4.3 Feminism & Queer Theory
- § 4.4 Marxism
- § 5 Interaction
Part II - General International Law
- § 6 Sources of International Law
- § 6.1 Treaty Law
- § 6.2 Customary Law
- § 6.3 General Principles
- § 6.4 Other Sources
- § 7 Subjects and Actors in International Law
- § 7.1 States
- § 7.2 Indigenous Peoples
- § 7.3 International Organizations
- § 7.4 Individuals
- § 7.5 Women in International Law
- § 7.6 Non-governmental Organization
- § 7.7 Corporations
- § 7.8 Animals
- § 7.9 Cities
- § 8 Jurisdiction
- § 9 State Responsibility
- § 10 Diplomatic Relations
- § 11 Immunities
- § 12 Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
- § 12.1 Evidence
- § 13 Use of Force
Part III - Specialized Fields
- § 14 Law of Armed Conflict
- § 15 Law of the Sea
- § 16 International Environmental Law
- § 17 International Climate Change Law
- § 18 International Migration Law
- § 19 International Law in Cyberspace
- § 20 Space Law
- § 21 Human Rights Law
- § 21.1 Recurring Themes in Human Rights Doctrine
- § 21.2 Institutional Human Rights Protection
- § 21.2.1 United Nations Human Rights System
- § 21.2.2 African Human Rights System
- § 21.2.3 European Human Rights System
- § 21.2.4 Inter-American Human Rights System
- § 21.2.5 Arab and Islamic Human Rights System
- § 21.2.6 Asian Human Rights System
- § 21.3 Critique of Human Rights
- § 22 International Criminal Law
- § 23 International Economic Law
- § 23.1 Investment Law
- § 23.2 Trade Law
- § 23.3 Monetary Law