,INTERNATIONAL LAW
Hennie Strydom (Editor)
Christopher Gevers
Laurence Juma
Gerhard Kemp
Oliver C. Ruppel
Werner Scholtz
Frans Viljoen
Patrick Vrancken
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For Matty, Clea, and Jessica
(15 August 1995 – 19 March 2015) who took her
life to another universe during the final
phases of this book
Hennie Strydom
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, Contents in brief
PART ONE INTERSTATE RELATIONS: ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT
AND INTERNATIONAL LAW MAKING
CHAPTER 1 DEFINING EPOCHS
CHAPTER 2 STATEHOOD AND RECOGNITION
CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL LAW MAKING AS AN ATTRIBUTE OF
STATE SOVEREIGNTY
PART TWO FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND ENFORCEMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW
CHAPTER 4 THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER
CHAPTER 5 MAINTAINING INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY:
THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
PART THREE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OVER TERRITORY
AND PERSONS
CHAPTER 6 JURISDICTION OF STATES
CHAPTER 7 TREATMENT OF ALIENS
CHAPTER 8 EXTRADITION AND DEPORTATION
CHAPTER 9 REFUGEES
CHAPTER 10 DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES
PART FOUR THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF HUMAN SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 11 INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CHAPTER 12 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
CHAPTER 13 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
CHAPTER 14 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 15 PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS:
SELECTED CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS
CHAPTER 16 LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
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