Introduction
The sources of international law
The relations of international and national law
Subjects of international law
Creation and incidence of stateshood
Recognition of states and governments
International organizations
Forms of governmental authority over territory
Acquisition and transfer of territorial sovereignty
Status of territory : further problems
The territorial sea and other maritime zones
Maritime delimitation and associated questions
Maritime transit and the regime of the high seas
Common spaces and the co-operation in these of natural resources
Legal Aspects of the protection of the environment
The law of treaties
Diplomatic and consular relations
Unilateral acts, estoppel
Succession to rights and duties
Sovereignty and equality of states
Jurisdictional competence
Privileges and immunities of foreign states
The relations of nationality
Nationality of corporations and assets
The conditions for international responsibility
Consequences of an internationally wrongful act
Multilateral public order and issues of responsibility
The international minimum standard, persons and property
International human rights
International criminal justice
The claims process
Third-party settlement of international disputes
The use of threat of force by states.