Subjects:

Public International Law

Contents:

PART I - PRELIMINARY TOPICS

1. Sources of the law

2. The relation of municipal and international law

PART II - PERSONALITY AND RECOGNITION

3. Subjects of the law

4. Incidence and continuity of statehood

5. Recognition of states and governments

PART III - TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY

6. Territorial sovereignty

7. The creation and transfer of territorial sovereignty

8. Status of territory

PART IV - LAW OF THE SEA

9. Territorial sea, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones

10. The continental shelf: Delimination of shelf areas and exclusive economic zones

11. The regime of the high seas

PART V - COMMON AMENITIES AND CO-OPERATION IN THE USE OF RESOURCES

12. Common amenities and co-operation in the use of resources

13. Legal aspects of the protection of the environment

PART VI - STATE JURISDICTION

14. Sovereignty and equality of states

15. Jurisdictional competence

16. Privileges and immunities of foreign states

17. Diplomatic and consular relations

18. Reservations from territorial sovereignty

PART VII - RULES OF ATTRIBUTION (APART FROM TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND STATE JURISDICTIONS)

19. The relations of nationality

20. Some rules of attribution: Corporations and specific assets

PART VIII - THE LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY

21. The responsibility of states

22. The admissibility of state claims

23. A system of multilateral public order: Some incidents of illegality and the concept of jus cogens

PART IX - THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS

24. Injury to persons and property of aliens of state territory

25. The protection of individuals and groups: Human rights and self-determination

26. International criminal justice

PART X - INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

27. The law of treaties

28. Other transactions including agency and representation

PART XI - TRANSMISSIONS OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES

29. State succession

30. Other causes of transmission of rights and duties

PART XII - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBUNALS

31. International organizations

32. The judicial settlement of international disputes

PART XIII - THE USE OR THREAT OF FORCE BY STATES

33. The use or threat of force by states

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