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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

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Description: Comprehensive work covering the central and essential topics in international law since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. MPEPIL covers the following subject areas: Air law and law of outer space; Diplomacy and consular relations; Foreign relations; History of international law; Human rights; Immunities; Individuals and non-State actors; International co-operation; International courts and tribunals; International criminal law; International economic law and relations; International environmental law; International humanitarian law; International Investment law; International organizations: General aspects; International procedural law; International responsibility; Law of the sea; Law of treaties; Procedural law in international organizations; Regional organizations, institutions and developments; Relationship between international and domestic law; Settlement of disputes; Sources, foundations and principles of international law; Statehood, jurisdiction of States, organs of States; Subjects of international law; Territory; Theories of international law; Universal international organizations and institutions; and Use of force, war, peace and neutrality.

Written by over 650 scholars and practitioners from around the world and edited by a team from the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law.

Coverage: Various Dates

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Business, Economics & Industry
Law
Military Science & National Security
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