Evans' International Law is widely celebrated as an outstanding collection of writing by leading scholars in the field. Bringing together a broad range of perspectives on all the key issues in international law, it is a unique and invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.

Key features

• A stellar line-up of authors, drawn from those actively involved in the teaching and practice of international law, offers authoritative and stimulating perspectives on the subject
• Provides wide-ranging, critical analysis of all of the key issues and themes in public international law
• The entire volume has been carefully edited by Sir Malcolm Evans to ensure a consistent style
• Suitable for students and academics with varying prior exposure to international law

New to this edition

• New chapters Acquisition of Territory, International Economic Law, and International Space Law
• New contributors: Andrew Clapham, Eric De Brabandere, Rossana Deplano, Paola Gaeta, Reece Lewis, Brendan Plant, Andrew Lang, Rosa Freedman, Andrew Sanger, Christian Tams, and Eva van der Marel
• New ICJ decisions, including those on Genocide (Ukraine v Russian Federation and The Gambia v Myanmar); on Racial Discrimination (Qatar v United Arab Emirates); and Maritime Delimitation (Somalia v Kenya)
• ITLOS decisions, including the Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island Sates on Climate Change and International Law
• Arbitral decisions, including the 'Enrica Lexie' Incident, as well as domestic court judgments

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Part I. The History and Theory of International Law
1: Stephen C Neff: A short history of international law
2: Martti Koskenniemi: What is international law for?
3: Iain Scobbie: Voyaging towards Ithaca: thinking about international legal theory
Part II. The Structure of International Legal Obligation
4: Anthea Roberts and Sandesh Sivakumaran: The theory and reality of the sources of international law
5: Alan Boyle: Soft law in international law-making
6: Malgosia Fitzmaurice: The practical working of the law of treaties
Part III. The Subjects of the International Legal Order
7: Brendan Plant: Territory
8: Matthew Craven and Rose Parfitt: Statehood, self-determination, and recognition
9: Dapo Akande: International organizations
10: Andrew Clapham: The individual and the international legal system
Part IV. The Scope of Sovereignty
11: Christopher Staker: Jurisdiction
12: Philippa Webb: International law and restraints on the exercise of jurisdiction by national courts of states
13: Chanaka Wickremasinghe: Immunities enjoyed by officials of states
14: Eileen Denza: The relationship between international and national law
Part V. Responsibility
15: Simon Olleson: The character and forms of international responsibility
16: Phoebe Okowa: Issues of admissibility and the law on international responsibility
Part VI. Responding to Breaches of International Obligations
17: Nigel D White: Countermeasures and sanctions
18: Eric De Brabandere: The means of dispute settlement
19: Christian Tams: The International Court of Justice
20: Christine Gray and Andrew Sanger: The use of force and the international legal order
Part VII. The Application of International Law
21: Malcolm D Evans and Reece Lewis: The law of the sea
22: Rossana Deplano: International space law
23: Catherine Redgwell and Eva R van der Marel: International environmental law
24: Andrew Lang: International trade law
25: Surya P Subedi: International investment law
26: Paola Gaeta: International criminal law
27: Rosa Freedman: International human rights law
28: Geoff Gilbert and Anna Magdalena Bentajou: International refugee and migration law
29: David Turns: The law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law)

Malcolm Evans , Principal, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford, University of Bristol

Sir Malcolm D Evans KCMG, OBE, is Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford, formerly Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol. His areas of special interest are the law of the sea and the international protection of human rights, and in particular the freedom of religion or belief and the prevention of torture. He was co-General Editor of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly from 2013-2023, and Chair of the United Nations Subcommittee for Prevention of Torture from 2011-2020. He is an Associate Member of the Institut du Droit Internationale.