International Dispute Settlement (5th edition) (PDF)

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Synopsis

The fully updated edition of th textbook explains the legal and diplomatic techniques and organizations used to solve international disputes, how they work and when they are used.Using topical examples, it shows the strengths and weaknesses of different methods used in real-life situations.A guide to the techniques and institutions used to solve international disputes, how they work and when they are used.This textbook looks at diplomatic (negotiation, mediation, inquiry and conciliation) and legal methods (arbitration, judicial settlement). It uses many, often topical, examples of each method in practice to place the theory of how things should work in the context of real-life situations and to help the reader understand the strengths and weaknesses of different methods when they are used.It also looks at organisations such as the International Court and the United Nations and has been fully updated to include the most recent arbitrations, developments in the WTO and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, as well as case law from the International Court of Justice.

Book details

Author:
J. G. Merrills
ISBN:
9780521199094
Related ISBNs:
9780521199094
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Grades:
Graduate Student, Adult Ed, Undergraduate Student, Post-Graduate Student
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2016-03-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2011
Copyright by:
Cambridge University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government