Author : Valerie Epps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611632286
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)
Book Synopsis International Law by : Valerie Epps
Download or read book International Law written by Valerie Epps and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of this widely used textbook combines narrative explanatory sections that set forth the basic law together with cases, treaties, international documents, questions and problems. Epps focuses on the central problems of international law and how it operates and encourages students to work through a number of questions and problems that are presented in a variety of international contexts. The book's coverage is comprehensive, including recent materials and cases on sources, treaties, jurisdiction, immunities, extradition, the law of the sea, environmental law, international courts and tribunals, the status of international entities, human rights, international criminal law, terrorism, and the laws of war. There is also a set of power point slides to accompany the text distributed free to any faculty member who adopts the book for a course. Faculty will find that the questions posed after every case, or other materials, provide a very useful template for getting students to focus on the essential meaning and implications of the cases and materials. The problems are designed to test students¿ abilities to combine what they have learned throughout a chapter to come up with a comprehensive answer.