International Law

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.

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 theoryPart 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 treatiesPart 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 systemPart 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 lawPart V. Responsibility 15: Simon Olleson: The character and forms of international responsibility 16: Phoebe Okowa: Issues of admissibility and the law on international responsibilityPart 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 orderPart 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)