Includes bibliographical references and index.

A short history of international law / Stephen C. Neff -- What is international law for? / Martti Koskenniemi -- A view of delft : some thoughts about thinking about international law / Iain Scobbie -- The theory and reality of the sources of international law / Anthea Roberts and Sandesh Sivakumaran -- Soft law in international law-making / Alan Boyle -- The practical working of the law of treaties / Malgosia Fitzmaurice -- Statehood, self-determination, and recognition / Matthew Craven and Rose Parfitt -- International organizations / Dapo Akande -- The individual and the international legal system / Robert McCorquodale -- Jurisdiction / Christopher Staker -- International law and restraints on the exercise of jurisdiction by national courts of states / Philippa Webb -- Immunities enjoyed by officials of states and international organizations / Chanaka Wickremasinghe -- The relationship between international and national law / Eileen Denza -- The character and forms of international responsibility / James Crawford and Simon Olleson -- Issues of admissibility and the law of international responsibility / Phoebe Okowa -- The responsibility to protect / Spencer Zifcak -- Countermeasures and sanctions / Nigel D. White and Ademola Abass -- The means of dispute settlement / John Merrills -- The international court of justice / Hugh Thirlway -- The use of force and the international legal order / Christine Gray -- The law of the sea / Sir Malcolm D. Evans -- International environmental law / Catherine Redgwell -- International investment law / Surya P. Subedi -- International criminal law / Robert Cryer -- International human rights law / Sir Nigel Rodley -- International refugee and migration law / Geoff Gilbert and Anna Magdalena Rüsch -- The law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law) / David Turns.