Tams, J. Christian; Tzanakopoulos, Antonios; Zimmermann, Andreas --- "Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) [2014] ELECD 730

Editor(s): Tams, J. Christian; Tzanakopoulos, Antonios; Zimmermann, Andreas

Title: Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties

Series: Research Handbooks in International Law series

Topics: Public International Law; International Politics; International Relations

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Number of pages: c 704

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857934772

ISBN (soft cover): 9781785369513

EISBN: 9780857934789

Abstract/Description:

The Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties provides an authoritative treatment of fundamental issues in international treaty law. Identifying key challenges facing the modern law of treaties, the Handbook addresses the current regime and comments on potential directions of the law.

Rather than an article-by-article commentary on provisions applicable to treaties, the Handbook offers an innovative study of their spatial, personal and temporal dimensions and of the tensions that arise due to the need for both flexibility and certainty in treaty relations. It analyses the interaction between treaty regimes and potential ruptures, as well as the expansion of treaty law to international organisations, corporations and individuals. Each chapter includes an ‘agenda for research’, highlighting areas where future work could yield significant results.

This pioneering Handbook will prove an invaluable resource for researchers and advanced students, as well as providing unique insights for practitioners of international law.