The Public International Law Study Guide for Students: Exercises and Answers

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A sound understanding of public international law is indispensable for any lawyer, whether working in an international or domestic context. It is therefore important that students have a thorough theoretical understanding of international law issues, and are able to apply the relevant international legal rules to a given set of facts, so as to arrive at a legally coherent conclusion. This practical aspect of learning international law is often neglected in favour of more theoretical aspects - which is where this book comes in. The book offers a series of hypothetical practical cases in public international law, including some of its specialised branches, such as international human rights law and international criminal law. It challenges students to practise and familiarise themselves with the methodology and to write solutions to practical international legal questions. The book is in two parts: part one contains practical (exam-like) questions, while part two contains the solutions. The practical questions in part one are organised by subject, such as treaty law or state responsibility. One chapter is dedicated to more complex 'interconnected' cases, where students are asked to tackle problems which span multiple potential cases and topics. ENDORSEMENT 'An extremely interesting and innovative text that students studying Public International Law should find invaluable.' Associate Professor Joanne Sellick Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning, University of Plymouth

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This is a clearly-written and informative book that helps students to assess and apply their knowledge to specific problem scenarios and then check their own draft answers with the authors' suggested solutions. It should appeal to students on general public international law courses as an effective self-assessment tool and also to lecturers as an inspiration for setting seminar/workshop materials. -- Ali Raiss-Tousi * Birkbeck University of London *

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Cristina Verones is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland and a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. She is currently a visiting researcher at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC. Sbastien Rosselet is a PhD Candidate at the University of Geneva, Switzerland and a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. He has also worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Switzerland, and has undertaken a clerkship at the International Court of Justice, The Hague.