Contemporary International Law: A Concise Introduction provides a clear and accessible overview of the principles, institutions, and practices of modern international law. Werner Levi explains the historical evolution of international legal norms, the role of states and international organizations, the nature of treaties, the settlement of disputes, and the challenges facing the international l…
Individual sections discuss the relationship between international law and other law, methods and principles for creating international law, the subjects of international law, and concepts such as sovereign immunity and nonintervention. Other sections examine the concepts of boundaries and spatial sovereignty, the meanings of personal and material jurisdiction, the law relating to aliens, inter…