I. Nature, Origin and Basis of International Law
The emergence of international law, early European authors, the nation-state system, the enforcement of international law, the effectiveness of international law, the weakness of international law, the juridical basis of international law, the future of international law and material sources of international law.
II. Relation between International Law and State Law
Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, primary sources of international law, subsidiary sources of international law, international soft law.
III. State in General and Recognition
Personality and statehood in international law, the subjects of international law, recognition of state and government in international law, recognition of state and government in national law.
IV. The Law and Practice as to Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
V. The Settlement of International Disputes
Negotiation, mediation and good offices, inquiry, settlement by the United Nations, conciliation, arbitration, the International Court of Justice.
VI. International Humanitarian Law
International and non-international armed conflicts, non-international armed conflict, 'combatant' and 'protected persons', protection of wounded, sick and ship-wrecked persons, POWs, civilians, limitations on the conduct of war, limits on the choice of methods and means of warfare.
VII. The Use of Force
The law before the UN Charter, the law after the Charter, the collective use of force, the right of self-defence.
VIII. International Institutions
IX. State Territorial Sovereignty
X. State Responsibility
XI. State Jurisdiction
XII. Succession to Rights and Obligations
XIII. The State and the Individual
XIV. The State and the Economic Interest
XV. Diplomatic Envoys, Counsels and other Representatives
XVI. War, Armed Conflicts and other Hostilities
XVII. Neutrality
Recommended reading
10 titles| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| International Law | Malcolm N. Shaw |
| Principles of Public International Law | Ian Brownlie |
| International Law | Dr S. K. Kapoor |
| Introduction to International Law | J. G. Starke, QC |
| International Humanitarian Law | ICRC Pakistan |
| Extradition Act, 1972 | — |
| The Diplomatic and Consular Privileges Act, 1972 | — |
| Territorial Waters and Maritime Zone Act, 1976 | — |
| U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea, 1984 | — |
| Cases and Materials on International Law | D. J. Harris |
Others in Group VI
You may take one subject from this group, so these are alternatives to International Law, not companions to it.