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International Law Treatises

How Nations Behave: Law and Foreign Policy. Louis Henkin.
INTL KZ1305 .H45 1979
Classic exploration of international law as both distinct from international relations as well as operating inevitably within that political context. Still “It is probably the case that almost all nations observe almost all principles of international law and almost all of their obligations almost all of the time.” (p. 47).

International Law and U.S. Foreign Policy. Carl Q. Christol .
INTL KF4581 .C57 2007
Presents an outline of the relationship between international law, and especially the United Nations Charter, and recent United States foreign policy.

International Law as Law of the United States. Jordan J. Paust .
INTL KZ3160.P38 A35 2003
Explains and addresses uniquely American issues and Constitutional perspectives relating to international law up to its date of publication.

International Legal Research in a Nutshell. Marci B. Hoffman, Robert C. Berring.
KZ1234 .H64 2008. (Available in both Georgetown Law libraries)
 
Excellent outline of sources and approaches to researching international law.

Modern Treaty Law and Practice. Anthony Aust.
INTL KZ1301 .A93 2007 (Available in both Georgetown Law libraries)
The law of treaties is covered in extensive commentaries on the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, but this work includes a more concise yet thorough analysis of the issues as well as broader material, ranging from the history of diplomacy, to the effects of changed circumstances, and on to include memoranda of understanding.

Oppenheim's International Law. Jennings, R. Y. and Arthur Watts, eds.
INTL KZ3264 .I6
Professor Mark Janis writes: “The most important English-language international law treatise spanning the twentieth century is Lassa Oppenheim's International Law: A Treatise that was first published in two volumes (on Peace and War & Neutrality) in 1905 and1906.  Oppenheim also prepared two volumes for the second edition of 1912.  When Oppenheim died in 1919, he had completed much of the work for another.”  (The first volume on “Peace” is an updated and revised version of the classic. Second and third volumes are planned. For the original scheme of Prof. Oppenheim, look at the 7th edition).

The Power and Purpose of International Law: Insights from the Theory and Practice of Enforcement. Mary Ellen O'Connell.
INTL KZ1242 .O28 2008
Also available as ebook at Georgetown Law.
Provides both a review and a demonstration of the enforcement of international law, supporting the view that its norms actually bring about consensus in many areas where crucial issues require resolution, such as the environment and human rights.

Principles of International Law.  Sean D. Murphy.
INTL KZ1322 .M87 2006 (Available in both Georgetown Law Libraries
A valuable balancing of substantive content with thorough treatment, including a clear outline of the subject matter and treatment of leading cases as well as major concepts.

Principles of Public International Law. Ian Brownlie.
INTL KZ3225.B76 A37 2008 (Available in both Georgetown Law libraries)
Starting his outline with the sources of international legal authority as outlined in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (treaties, tribunal decisions, etc.), Professor Brownlie goes on to integrate this scholarly treatment with more detail on the traditional subtopics such as recognition of states, sovereignty, state responsibility, protection of individuals and groups, and the common heritage of the sea and the environment.

Public International Law in a Nutshell. Thomas Buergenthal
KZ3110.B84 A3 2007  (Available in both Georgetown Law libraries)
Useful and concise introduction to the outline of public international law, which is accessible and yet authoritative.

Restatement of the Law (Third) The Foreign Relations Law of the United States.
KF395.A2 F63 1987 (Available in both Georgetown Law libraries)
Also available as ebook at Georgetown Law.
This is the most authoritative statement of the United States’ approach to international law and diplomacy outside of the official set of digests and functions as a multivolume treatise.

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