United States Practice in International Law: Volume 2, 2002–2004

First published in 2006, this essential tool for researchers and practitioners captures the international law practice of a global player.

Sean D. Murphy (Author)

9780521383141, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 21 July 2011

448 pages
24.4 x 17 x 2.3 cm, 0.71 kg

Review of the hardback: 'If Sean Murphy's first volume is an important resource for serious scholars and practitioners of international law, this second volume is all but indispensable. It covers a period in which United States practice has often been at the heart of extraordinary ferment in international law, from its encounters with the jus as bellum and the jus in bello, to the increasing number of judicial and arbitral decisions on international trade and investment. With a new generation of lawyers and judges voicing dissatisfaction with the instrumentalism of some secondary sources and demanding hard evidence of state practice to establish the existence of international obligations, a coherent presentation of primary sources by an author with extraordinary breadth of knowledge, interest and experience takes on ever greater importance. That Professor Murphy has been willing and able to meet this need without the direct government support that characterized such efforts in the past (and still characterizes them in other countries) is a tribute to his consummate dedication and skill. We are all in his debt.' Bernard H. Oxman, American Journal of International Law

Sean D. Murphy's in-depth survey of U.S. practice in international law in the period 2002–2004 draws upon the statements and actions of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government to examine its involvement across a range of areas. These areas include diplomatic and consular relations, jurisdiction and immunities, state responsibility and liability, international organizations, international economic law, human rights, and international criminal law. This summary of the most salient issues during 2002–2004 (ranging from the treatment of detainees during the Afghan conflict in the spring of 2002 to the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003-2004) was originally published in 2006, and is a central source of information about U.S. practice in international law. Revealing international law in the making, this essential tool for researchers and practitioners is the second in a series of books capturing the international law practice of a global player.

1. General international and U.S. foreign relations law
2. State diplomatic and consular relations
3. State jurisdiction and immunities
4. State responsibility and liability
5. International organizations
6. International oceans, environment, health, and aviation law
7. International economic law
8. International human rights
9. International criminal law
10. Use of force and arms control
11. Settlement of disputes
12. Private international law.

Subject Areas: International human rights law [LBBR], International environmental law [LBBP], International economic & trade law [LBBM], Diplomatic law [LBBD], Treaties & other sources of international law [LBBC], Public international law [LBB], International law [LB], Jurisprudence & general issues [LA]