Bücher der Reihe Landmark Cases

Continuing in the 'Landmark Cases' series, this is a collection of essays on a series of landmark cases in the development of equitable doctrine running from the seventeenth century to recent times.

The past two hundred years have seen the transformation of public international law from a rule-based extrusion of diplomacy into a fully-fledged legal system. Landmark Cases in Public International Law examines decisions that have contributed to the development of international law into an integrated whole, whilst also creating specialised sub-systems that stand alone as units of analysis. The significance of these decisions is not taken for granted, with contributors critically interrogating the cases to determine if their reputation as 'landmarks' is deserved. Emphasis is also placed on seeing each case as a diplomatic artefact, highlighting that international law, while unquestionably a legal system, remains reliant on the practice and consent of states as the prime movers of development.The cases selected cover a broad range of subject areas including state immunity, human rights, the environment, trade and investment, international organisations, international courts and tribunals, the laws of war, international crimes, and the interface between international and municipal legal systems. A wide array of international and domestic courts are also considered, from the International Court of Justice to the European Court of Human Rights, World Trade Organization Appellate Body, US Supreme Court and other adjudicative bodies. The result is a three-dimensional picture of international law: what it was, what it is, and what it might yet become.

This book contains thirteen original essays on leading tort cases, ranging from the early nineteenth century to the present day.

In this collection of essays, a group of leading scholars look back and reappraise some of the landmark cases in the law of restitution.

In this book leading scholars focus on leading cases, and analyse that case in its historical or theoretical context.