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International Law EighthEdition InternationalLawisthedefinitiveandauthoritativetextonthesubject,offeringShaw’sunbeatable combinationofclarityofexpressionandacademicrigourandensuringbothunderstandingandcritical analysisinanengagingandauthoritativestyle.Encompassingtheleadingprinciples,practiceandcases, andretaininganddevelopingthedetailedreferenceswhichencourageandassistthereaderinfurtherstudy, thisneweditionmotivatesandchallengesstudentsandprofessionalswhileremainingaccessibleand engaging. Fullyupdatedtoreflectrecentcaselawandtreatydevelopments,thiseditioncontainsanexpanded treatmentoftherelationshipbetweeninternationalanddomesticlaw,theprinciplesofinternational humanitarianlaw,andinternationalcriminallawalongsideadditionalmaterialoninternational economiclaw. MalcolmN.Shaw,QC,isapractisingbarristeratEssexCourtChambersandSeniorFellowatthe LauterpachtCentreforInternationalLawattheUniversityofCambridge.Oneoftheworld’sleading internationallawyers,heisanAssociéoftheInstitutdeDroitInternational,TrusteeoftheBritish InstituteofInternationalandComparativeLawandafoundingmemberofCuratorium,Xiamen AcademyofInternationalLaw,China.Hehasbeenawardedthedecorationof‘Officierdel’Ordrede laValeur’bytheRepublicofCameroon. Fromthe6thedition “WhenIwasteaching,Shaw’sInternationalLawwasmytextbookofchoiceforthestudents.Icontinue todaytofindthisbookveryusefulandwellorganized.Itisgoodnewsthatasixtheditionguaranteesthatit remainsthoroughlycontemporary,withnewchaptersaddedandeverythingupdated.” DameRosalynHiggins,PresidentoftheInternationalCourtofJustice “MalcolmShaw’sInternationalLawhasbeenanindispensableresourceforstudentsofinternationallaw sinceitsfirstpublicationin1977.Itgivesanaccurateandwell-balancedaccountofthedevelopmentand currentstateofthelaw.Inlightofrecentdevelopments,thenewchaptersoninternationalcriminallawand theInternationalCourtofJusticearewelcome.IwarmlyrecommendShawtoanyonestudyinginternational lawatundergraduatelevel.” JamesCrawford,TheLauterpachtCentreforInternationalLaw,UniversityofCambridge “AnoutstandingtreatisewhichIuseregularlyinthecourseofmyworkattheCourt.Itexcelsinprecision, comprehensivenessandtopicality.Onmanyissues,likequestionsofterritory,ithasnoequalinanylanguage.” BrunoSimma,Judge,InternationalCourtofJustice. Fromthe7thedition “Withitswellorganizedstructureandclarityofexposition,Shaw’sInternationalLawhaslongbeen establishedasthepre-eminenttextbookoninternationallawforstudents.Itis,however,muchmorethan that;researchersandpractitionerswillfindthiscomprehensiveandup-to-datesurveyofthewholefieldof internationallawinvaluable.” SirChristopherGreenwood,JudgeoftheInternationalCourtofJustice “Bynow,generationsofinternationallawyershavelearnttheirinternationallawfromthepresenttextbook. Overtheyears,ShawhasbecomethenewOppenheim.Today,Shawisprobablythebesttextbookon internationallaw.Itis,withoutdoubt,themostcomprehensiveandmostup-to-dateexpositionofthesubject. Theauthordisplaysamasterfultreatmentofthematerial.ThereisnoincidentofStatepractice,treaty,Security Councilresolution,orcourtdecisionofnotethatisnotdealtwithinShaw.Iffornootherreasonthanthat,this bookisanindispensablecompanionforanystudent,academicorpractitionerofinternationallaw.” StefanTalmon,UniversityofBonn “MalcolmShaw’sInternationalLawistheestablishedteachingtoolforstudentsinthefield.Itisofnoless usetopractitioners,judgesandarbitrators.Itislucid,balancedandcomprehensive.ProfessorShaw’s seventheditionmaintainsthecurrencyofthisimportanttreatise.” StephenM.Schwebel,formerPresidentoftheInternationalCourtofJustice “ThislatesteditionofProfessorShaw’snowclassictextbookcontinuestostrikethatdifficultbalance betweendetailandaccessibility.Comprehensiveinitscoverage,broadinitsscopeandsituatingthe developmentofthelawinitspoliticalandhistoriccontext,itisanessentialtextbookforallstudentsof internationallaw.” UrfanKhaliq,CardiffUniversity “TheseventheditionofMalcolmShaw’sInternationalLawhasfirmlyconfirmeditsplaceamongtheleading textbooksofinternationallawintheworld.Itisanindispensablesourceofknowledgeforanyonestudying internationallaw.” MalgosiaFitzmaurice,QueenMaryUniversityofLondon “Shaw’sInternationalLawhasbeenmycompanioninteachingundergraduateandgraduatecoursesin internationallawsincetheearly1990s.Thebookprovidesarichsourcethatallowsthemnotonlyinsights intothedetailsofthemanyareasofinternationallaw,butalsotoengageincurrentdebatesonhow internationallawfromapracticalandacademicpointofviewischallengedbythemanydevelopmentsin internationalsociety.Ihavenotyetcomeacrossatextbookthatcombinesthesequalitiesinsuchasuperb manner.” MarcelBrus,UniversityofGroningen International Law EIGHTH EDITION Malcolm N. Shaw QC BarristeratEssexCourtChambersandSeniorFellow attheLauterpachtCentreforInternationalLaw, UniversityofCambridge UniversityPrintingHouse,CambridgeCB28BS,UnitedKingdom OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYork,NY10006,USA 477WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,VIC3207,Australia 4843/24,2ndFloor,AnsariRoad,Daryaganj,Delhi–110002,India 79AnsonRoad,#06–04/06,Singapore079906 CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781107188471 DOI:10.1017/9781316979815 ©MalcolmN.Shaw2017 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2017 PrintedintheUnitedKingdombyTJInternationalLtd.Padstow,Cornwall AcataloguerecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:Shaw,MalcolmN.(MalcolmNathan),1947–author. Title:Internationallaw/MalcolmN.ShawQC,EssexCourtChambers. Description:Eighthedition.|Cambridge,UnitedKingdom;NewYork,NY, USA:CambridgeUniversityPress,2017. Identifiers:LCCN2017023185|ISBN9781107188471(hardback) Subjects:LCSH:Internationallaw.|BISAC:LAW/International. Classification:LCCKZ3275.S53A352017|DDC341–dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2017023185 ISBN978-1-107-18847-1Hardback ISBN978-1-316-63853-8Paperback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyof URLsforexternalorthird-partyInternetWebsitesreferredtointhispublication anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchWebsitesis,orwillremain, accurateorappropriate. For my wife Judith
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