International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach

Authors

Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Temple University Beasley School of Law
Monica Hakimi, Columbia Law SchoolFollow
Steven R. Ratner, University of Michigan Law School
David Wippman, University of Minnesota Law School

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Publication Date

2-2020

Description

Written by some of the leading International Law scholars in the nation, International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach employs a unique problem-based approach to examining international issues. Using real-life case studies as teaching problems, the text explores the processes for making and applying international law, with an interdisciplinary approach that goes beyond mere doctrinal explanation.

New to the Fifth Edition:

• An introduction to international law through the Julian Assange episode
• Presentation of state responsibility through the problem of cyber espionage and of the responsibility of international organizations through the problem of sexual assaults by UN peacekeepers
• Integration of new U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the Alien Tort Statute, jurisdiction, and other topics
• Analysis of the challenges that artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons pose to international humanitarian law
• Comprehensive treatment of the Paris Accord on Climate Change
• New cases and analysis on the role and legitimacy of international courts

Disciplines

International Law | Law

ISBN

9781543822359

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

City

New York, NY

Recommended Citation

Dunoff, Jeffrey L.; Hakimi, Monica; Ratner, Steven R.; and Wippman, David, "International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach" (2020). Faculty Books. 389.
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/389