This new edition of International Law confirms the text's status as the definitive book on the subject. Combining both his expertise as academic and practitioner, Malcolm Shaw's survey of the subject motivates and challenges both student and professional. By offering an unbeatable combination of clarity of expression and academic rigour, he ensures both understanding and critical analysis in an engaging and authoritative style. The text has been updated throughout to reflect recent case law and treaty developments. It retains the detailed references which encourage and assist further reading and study.

American Classics in International Law: International Investment Law, edited by Professor José E. Alvarez, presents the most important contributions made by U.S. based scholars, policy-makers and treaty-makers to the field and includes a comprehensive introduction that sets the various elements in a broader context.