PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

This edition explores the issues which constitute the core of international law, including the following concepts: international law, the international community, the personal scope of international law, the relationship of international and internal law, sources of international law, international agreements, reservations, interpretation, effects, expiry and suspension of force, amendments, revision of Treaties and grounds for invalidity.

Moreover, this edition refers to the scope of application of international law and the constitutional elements of the State from an international law standpoint, while territorial issues, the law of the sea and the development of legal arrangements are also discussed. The international activities of States are analyzed in detail, and issues regarding diplomatic missions, consular relations, immunity and the international liability of States are also explored.

This book also includes a presentation of the organization of the international community with an emphasis on the International Labor Organization and the United Nations.