Law among nations : an introduction to public international law / Gerhard von Glahn.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part I The law of nations: the nature of international law; sources of international law; relation between international law and municipal law. Part II Subjects of international law: development of law among nations; the community of nations; recognition of states and governments; loss of international personality (state extinction, state succession); rights of international legal persons; duties of states. Part III The law and the individual: individuals under law; jurisdiction over persons; responsibilities of states for protection of resident aliens; extradition; international criminal law. Part IV Territorial questions: title to territory; national boundaries; the high seas; jurisdiction over the national vessels; jurisdiction over national air and outer space. Part V International transactions: agents of international intercourse; international agreements; peaceful settlement disputes; self-help short of war. Part VI Armed conflicts: legal nature of war today; laws of war; modern war - commencement, effects, termination; laws of conflicts on land and in the air; belligerent occupation; laws of war at sea; neutrality; war crimes.

This introduction to public international law covers such areas as the Law of Nations, subjects of international law, the law and the individual, international transactions and armed conflicts.

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