Introduction to Public International Law

This book deals with introductory topics related to Public International Law, such as its definition, origin and development, aims, sources, relationship with National Law, and persons, as well as its major topics, such as recognition, State territory and territorial sovereignty, State jurisdiction, State responsibility, diplomatic and consular law, the law of treaties, the law of the sea, air and outer space law, peaceful settlement of disputes, the use of force, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international environmental law. This book is significant for several reasons. It meets the need of students and law practitioners in the Arab World as well as the Third World countries for a publication on this Law written in a clear and simple English language. It provides the reader with enough thorough and accurate basic materials on the subjects of this Law. It is arranged in a way to be useful for academic classroom and study purposes. Its entries are cross-referenced to give the reader the opportunity to seek additional information related to the subject-matters of this Law, or to serve as a starting point for advanced studies and researches on it.