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............................................................................................................................DescriptionBasic Documents in International Law draws together all of the most important documents needed for the study of international law. Selected and edited by lan Brownlie, a worldwide expert in the field, this book will provide students and practitioners with the most essential instruments needed for a thorough grounding in this diverse and fascinating area of law.This sixth edition includes all the basic key documents in international law, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The most important current documents have been included as the book retains its focused approach and remains a convenient companion to a course textbook.Useful introductory annotations incorporate valuable advice about further reading, allowing readers to appreciate the context in which the documents were drafted and find further information and commentary after having read the primary source.............................................................................................................................ContentsPart 1 – International Organisations I. Charter of the United Nations II. Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations III. Constitution of the International Labour Organization IV. Constitutive Act of the African UnionPart 2 – The Law of the Sea I. Conventions adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, 29 April 1958 1. The Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone 2. The High Seas 3. Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas 4. The Continental Shelf II. Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction III. Convention on the Law of the Sea (Parts I-X)Part 3 – Outer Space Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial BodiesPart 4 – Deplomatic Relations1. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic RelationsPart 5 – Permenent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources I. General Assembly Resolution of 1962 on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources II. Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of StatesPart 6 – Human Rights and Self – Determination I. Universal Declaration of Human Rights II. International Covenants on Human Rights 1. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 3. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 4. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty III. Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples IV. International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination V. The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights as Amended by Protocol No. 11 protocols: 1. As Amended by Protocol 11 4. As Amended by Protocol 11 6. As Amended by Protocol 11 7. As Amended by Protocol 11 12. Concerning the Prohibition of Discrimination 13. To the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty in all CircumstancesPart 7 – Law of Treaties 1. Vienna Convention on the Law of TreatiesPart 8 – State Responsibility 2. Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful ActsPart 9 – Judicial Settlement of Disputes 1. Statute of the International Court of JusticePart 10 – International Criminal Law I. Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia Since 1991 II. Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtIndex............................................................................................................................Author Detailslan Brownlie, CBE, QC, is a Barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London and Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was re-elected to the International Law Commission for a third five-year term in 2006 on the nomination of the Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and India, and was elected Chairman in 2007.............................................................................................................................
