international law

2011 January

Customary International Law: A New Theory with Practical Applications / Brian D. Lepard

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Brian D. Lepard, Customary International Law: A New Theory with Practical Applications, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780521191364, £70 (hb), ISBN: 9780521138727, £38 (pb) pp. xx + 419. The concept of customary international law must surely be counted among the more difficult, if not outright enigmatic, topics of international law. Uncertainties abound on almost

2010 November

Terrorism and the State: Rethinking the Rules of State Responsibility / Tal Becker

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Terrorism and the State: Rethinking the Rules of State Responsibility. By Tal Becker. Oxford: Hart Publishing. 2006. 304pp. Index. £25. ISBN 1 84113 627 1. Globalization and modern technology have enabled today’s terrorists to cause destruction on a vast scale without having to rely on the direction, expertise or assets of the State. While terrorist

2010 September

The Europeanisation of International Law / Jan Wouters, André Nollkaemper and Erika de Wet (eds)

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Jan Wouters, André Nollkaemper and Erika de Wet (eds), The Europeanisation of International Law: The Status of International Law in the EU and its Member States. The Hague: TMC Asser Press, 2008. 260 pages. ISBN 978-90-6704-285-7. GBP 53. The volume under review considers the relationship between international law and European law through the perspective of