Table of Contents
Introduction James Crawford and Martti Koskenniemi
Part I. The Contexts of International Law:
1. International law in diplomatic history Gerry Simpson
2. International law in the world of ideas Martti Koskenniemi
3. International law as law Frédéric Mégret
Part II. International Law and the State:
4. Statehood: territory, people, government Karen Knop
5. Sovereignty as a legal value James Crawford
6. Exercise and limits of jurisdiction Bruno Simma and Andreas Müller
7. Lawfare and warfare David Kennedy
Part III. Techniques and Arenas:
8. Law-making and sources Hilary Charlesworth
9. International courts: uneven judicialisation in global order Benedict Kingsbury
10. International institutions Jan Klabbers
11. International law and the relativities of enforcement Dino Kritsiotis
Part IV. Projects of International Law:
12. Constituting order Anne Orford
13. Legitimating the international rule of law B. S. Chimni
14. Human rights in disastrous times Susan Marks
15. Justifying justice Sarah Nouwen
16. Regulating trade, investment and money Hélène Ruiz Fabri
17. Divided against itself: aspiration and reality of international law Thomas Pogge
18. Conserving the world's resources? Sundhya Pahuja
Guide to electronic sources of international law Lesley Dingle.
James Crawford, University of Cambridge
James Crawford is Whewell Professor of International Law and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He was a member of the United Nations International Law Commission from 1992 to 2001 and Special Rapporteur on State Responsibility from 1997 to 2001. He has also been a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission. In addition to scholarly work on statehood, self-determination, collective rights and international responsibility, he has appeared frequently before the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals and is actively engaged as expert, counsel and arbitrator.
Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki
Martti Koskenniemi is Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki and Director of the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights. He worked as diplomat with the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1994, representing Finland in a number of international institutions and conferences. As member of the UN International Law Commission (2002–6) he chaired the Study group on the 'Fragmentation of International Law'. He has written widely on international law topics and his present research interests cover the theory and history of the field.
Contributors
James Crawford, Martti Koskenniemi, Gerry Simpson, Frédéric Mégret, Karen Knop, Bruno Simma, Andreas Muller, David Kennedy, Hilary Charlesworth, Benedict Kingsbury, Jan Klabbers, Dino Kritsiotis, Anne Orford, B. S. Chimni, Susan Marks, Sarah Nouwen, Helène Ruiz-Fabri, Thomas Pogge, Sundhuya Pahuja