Between Peril and Promise: The Politics of International Law
J. Martin Rochester

About the Book

For Students

International Law Case Archive

These cases have been adjudicated by various national and international courts and are frequently discussed in international law textbooks as principal illustrations of how international law is applied. Over 90 cases are listed, with links to the text of the decisions for many of them. Areas of study include:
  • Sources of International Law
  • Relationship Between International and Municipal Law
  • Subjects of International Law (States and International Organizations)
  • Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
  • Nationality of Individuals and Corporations
  • State Responsibility and Injury to Aliens
  • Jurisdiction
  • The Use of Armed Force and the Laws of War
  • Title to Territory
  • Law of the Sea
  • International Economic Law
  • Environmental Law

Resources for Further Research

A variety of Internet resource links, such as the United Nation International Law page, Foreign Affairs Online, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the World Trade Organization’s “Dispute Settlement” Locator.

 

For Instructors:

Great Tuna Boat Massacre Simulation

A moot court case that, as a simulation of World Court proceedings, provides an experiential learning opportunity for students to apply legal rules and principles that they have learned in their international law class.