International Law: Cases and Commentary

Mark Weston Janis, University of Connecticut School of Law

John E. Noyes, California Western School of Law

Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law

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All chapters have been thoroughly updated. This edition includes several new cases, notably the International Court of Justice’s Chagos Case, the South China Sea Arbitration, and the U.S. Supreme Court's recent sovereign immunity judgment in Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran. The chapter on international organizations and regimes has been significantly revised, incorporating treatment of climate change. The use of force chapter brings in new materials on terrorism, cyber warfare, drone attacks, peacekeeping, and the law of occupation. This sixth edition also highlights recent developments concerning international investment disputes, the proliferation of international courts and tribunals, human rights, self-determination and statehood, the law of the sea, the Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States, and the changing posture of the United States toward international law and international relations.

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“Year after year my International Law students have given highest evaluations to this book, and I wholeheartedly concur. I warmly welcome this new edition and the new co-author, Professor Leila Sadat.”
—Ved Nanda, Evans University Professor and Thompson G. Marsh Professor of Law, Denver Sturm College of Law

“With the Sixth edition, Janis, Noyes, and Sadat have refined a classic treatise. While reflecting new developments, the text retains its rigorous review of the core principles of international law. Offering a breadth of coverage, it provides an ideal mixture of theory and practice that reveals the contemporary relevance of the law of nations and reminds us why this book remains the leader in the field.”
—William Aceves, Dean Steven R. Smith Professor of Law, California Western School of Law

“With each new edition, Janis & Noyes methodically updates content to keep pace with recent developments and emerging voices in international law. The new Sixth Edition adds new material, topics, doctrines, and foreign policy issues of vital relevance to the contemporary public international law course. While substantial in content, the text remains accessible to students who are new to international law. The forthcoming edition also features a new co-author, Leila Sadat, who brings preeminent knowledge of international criminal law and formidable real-world experience to the finished product.

The book contains a balanced combination of cases representing international and domestic decisions from a variety of jurisdictions and topics that enhance learning and is arranged in a clear sequence that allows students to understand the complex intricacies of international and domestic law as well as the relationship between public and private international law.”
—Luz Nagle, Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law

“This accessible yet challenging book offers a comprehensive conceptual presentation of international law. It shares the classics, refreshes with critical perspectives, and invigorates with its breadth and depth.”
—Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law; Director, Transnational Law Institute; Washington and Lee University

“The publication of the 6th edition of International Law, by Janis, Noyes, and welcome new co-author, Leila Sadat, could not be more timely. Its stunning photographs, plentiful maps, and up-to-the-minute new material transforms what has long been a leading text into an indispensable one. It is a beautiful, lively, and rigorous book and a powerful way to introduce students to a new era in international law.”
—Barbara Stark, Professor of Law and Hofstra Research Fellow, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University

“I have been using this textbook for at least 10 years. It is concise, with helpful notes that help students focus their attention on what is really relevant in the materials before them. The authors also put cases in a wider and/or historical context. As an African American professor this does some of the heavy lifting for me. Finally, the authors really try to use documents rather than articles on the topic. Thus the inclusion of actual treaties rather than article on Treaties. I could go on. And on.”
—Ruth Gordon, Professor of Law, Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law