Hart Publishing Textbook Catalogue 2019

Public International Law SECOND EDITION Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law Manisuli Ssenyonjo Since the first edition (published in 2009), there have been several important treaty developments, including the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) on individual communications, and significant developments in the case law on economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights. The second edition addresses these developments and explores ESC rights from foundational issues to substantive rights and systems of protection. It has been fully updated to include new material and up-to-date coverage of the case law of human rights bodies and national courts on ESC rights. In addition to the rights to health, education and work covered in the first edition, the second edition analyses new developments, such as the rights to adequate food, water and sanitation, adequate housing, social security and cultural rights. Manisuli Ssenyonjo is Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Brunel University. Oct 2016 9781849466073 800pp Pbk RSP: £60 SECOND EDITION International Law A Critical Introduction Wade Mansell and Karen Openshaw This new edition provides a critical introduction to the concepts, principles and rules of international law through a consideration of contemporary international events. It provides ways of considering the relevance of international law to particular disputes and also an appreciation of both the possibilities and limitations of legal method in international disputes. This in turn necessitates an examination of the relationship between international law and power. Thus rather than studying international law as a system of rules that purports to govern, or at least constrain, the international community, this book considers the actual effects of international law upon international disagreements. Such an approach will be sceptical rather than cynical, intending to provide the means by which the role of international law may be evaluated. This entails discussion of the legal quality of international law; of the relationship between the academic disciplines of international law and international relations; of the apparent ‘Eurocentricity’ of international law, and of the relationship between political power and the ability to use or abuse (or ignore) international law. In addition, the new edition explores the impact of the United States’ new direction in foreign policy, China’s claims in the South China Sea and self-determination in the face of increasing movements for secession (Scotland and Catalonia). Underlying the book is the assertion that international law is political in content (in the sense of being concerned with the exercise of power) but that it draws much of its effectiveness from its self-portrayal as being apolitical, or at least politically neutral. Wade Mansell is Professor Emeritus at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Karen Openshaw holds a PhD in Public International Law from the University of Kent, as well as a Post-graduate diploma in international law and international relations. Previously, she practised as a solicitor for a number of years. Aug 2019 9781509926725 336pp Pbk RSP: £19.99 25 International Law A European Perspective Jan Wouters, Cedric Ryngaert, Tom Ruys and Geert De Baere This textbook offers for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the classic doctrines and main areas of international law from a European perspective, meeting the needs of the many European law schools teaching public international law in English. Special attention is devoted to the practice of the European Union, the Council of Europe and European States – both civil law and common law countries – with regard to international law. In particular the book analyses the interplay between international law, EU law and national law in the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, the European Court of Human Rights and national jurisdictions in Europe. It provides the reader with insights into how the international legal practice of the EU and its Member States impacts the development of international law, both in terms of doctrines such as treaty-making and customary law, the exercise of (extraterritorial) jurisdiction, state responsibility and the settlement of disputes, as well as particular sub-fields of international law, such as human rights law and international economic law. In addition the book covers other important areas such as the use of force and collective security, the law of armed conflict, and global and regional international organisations. It provides European perspectives on all these issues and will be of great value to students, scholars and practitioners. Jan Wouters is Full Professor of International Law at KU Leuven. Cedric Ryngaert is Professor of Public International Law at Utrecht University. Tom Ruys is Assistant Professor in International Law at the Ghent Rolin- Jaequemyns International Law Institute (GRILI), Ghent University. Geert De Baere is Judge at the General Court of the EU and Associate Professor of EU Law and International Law, KU Leuven. Dec 2018 9781849464161 1136pp Pbk RSP: £39.99 Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights International and Regional Jurisprudence Ben Saul This book explores how general human rights standards have enabled, empowered and constrained indigenous peoples in claiming and defending their essential economic, social, cultural, civil and political interests. The book examines the jurisprudence of United Nations treaty committees and regional human rights bodies (in Africa, the Americas and Europe) that have interpreted and applied human rights standards to the special circumstances and experiences of indigenous peoples. It focuses particularly on how human rights laws since the 1960s have been drawn upon by indigenous activists and victims to protect their interests in ancestral lands, natural resources, culture and language. It further explores the right to indigenous self-determination; civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights (including labour rights); family and children’s rights; violence and discrimination against indigenous peoples; and access to justice and remedies for violations. The book also discusses international and regional efforts to define who is ‘indigenous’ and who is a ‘minority’, and the legal relationship between indigenous individuals and their communities. The jurisprudence considered in this book significantly shaped the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007, which particularises and adapts general human rights standards for indigenous peoples. The book concludes by exploring future normative and implementation challenges in the light of the standard setting and consolidation, and political momentum, surrounding the UN Declaration and associated UN human rights mechanisms. Ben Saul is Professor of International Law at the University of Sydney. Jun 2016 9781901362404 248pp Pbk RSP: £37.99