Contents:
Preface to the ninth edition;
Abbreviations;
Table of Cases;
Introduction Foundation and development of International law:
Chapter 1 Foundation of international law:
The Nature of International Law;
Sources of International Law;
Relation between International and Municipal Law;
Universality of International Law;
Codification of International Law;
Part 1 The subjects of international law:
Chapter 2 International persons:
Sovereign States as International Persons;
Recognition of States and Governments;
Changes in the Condition of States;
Succession of States;
Composite International Persons;
The Commonwealth;
States Under Protection;
Dependent Territories;
Mandated Areas;
Territories under the System of Trusteeship;
Neutralised States;
The Holy See;
Chapter 3 Position of the states in international law:
Bases of Statehood;
Equality of States in International Law;
Dignity;
Independence and Territorial and Personal Authority;
Self-Preservation and Self-Defence;
Intervention;
Intercourse;
Jurisdiction;
Chapter 4 Responsibility of states:
On State Responsibility in General;
State Responsibility for Acts of State Organs;
State Responsibility for Acts of Private Persons;
Index.