Description
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Settlement of International Disputes: Basic Documents by Edited by Christian J Tams Edited by Antonios Tzanakopoulos
This collection of documents brings together a large number of primary sources on the peaceful settlement of disputes in a usable and affordable format. The documents included reflect the diverse techniques of international dispute settlement as recognised in Articles 2(3) and 33 of the UN Charter such as negotiation mediation arbitration and adjudication. The book comprises the most relevant multilateral treaties establishing dispute settlement regimes as well as examples of special agreements compromissory clauses optional clause declarations and relevant resolutions of international organisations. It covers both diplomatic and adjudicative methods of dispute settlement and follows a basic division between general dispute settlement mechanisms and sectoral regimes in fields such as human rights WTO law investment law of the sea environmental law and arms control.The book is the first widely-available collection of key documents on dispute settlement. It is aimed at teachers students and practitioners of international law and related disciplines. Designed as a classroom and exam companion it is ideally suited as a companion volume for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.