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...................SIXTH EDITION [6th ed additions = "new." See combined 5th/6th ed webpage below.]
Chapter ONE
.What is Inter-
.national Law?
 TREATIES
Treaty of Westphalia
.......(1648)
 CASES
Flores
Paquete Habana
AM&S
...... (5th text/6th web)
 OTHER DOCUMENTS
New Players
......(5th text/ 6th web)
WorldFire
......(5th text/6th web)
Foreign Sources
.......(6th new)
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Chapter TWO
......States
TREATIES 
Torture Convention
PLO Charter/Webpg
CASES
Massa. Burma
Cyprus v. Turkey ICJ Kos Indep
..... .(6th new)
East Timor
Ex Parte Pinochet
Vatican Sov Imm
.......(6th new)
SaudiArab v Nel.
Avena Diplo Rela
..... .(6th new)
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Recog Kos Independ
... ..(6th new)
State Responsibility
.......(ILC draft articles--sub-
.......mitted to Gen. Ass'y) 
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....Chapter
....THREE
.Organizations
TREATIES 
European Union
NATO Basic Treaty
Charter of O.A.S.
Community of
.......Independent States
UN: Charter
................System Chart....
............... Gen. Assembly
........................GA Reso.
............... Security Council
........................SC Reso.......
"Permanent" Court
.........of Int'l Justice
CASES
ECHR UN
......Attribution
.......(6th new)
NGO v. Bush
.......(5th text/6th web)
Bosnia v. FRY
.......(judgmt revision
........application)
EuroComm v.
.......Microsoft
ECJ UNSC Reso.
......(6th new)
 
OTHER DOCUMENTS
More Secure World
.......(6th new)
US
UN Reform Act  
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Chapter FOUR
Individuals and
.Corporations
TREATIES 
Refugee Conv:
.....1951 & 1967 Protocol
....(scroll down; click 1951
......Refugee.Convention; .....click Text of.1951 Con-
. ....vention &1967 Proto.)
CASES
Perez v. I.O.C.
.......(5th text/6th web)
Loewen v. US
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Chapter FIVE
.Extraterritorial
...Jurisdiction
TREATIES 
Hague Service Process
.......(+ signatories/parties)
Hague Evidence Conv
.
.......(+ signatories/parties)
Inter-American Conv
.......Letters Rogatory
........(+ signatories/parties)
CASES
Arrest Warrant
.......11 April 2000
French Yahoo
......Judgment &
.......en banc US jmt
.......(6th new)
Arar v. Ashcroft
........(6th new--Rendi)
Intel v Adv.Micro 
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Recognition Kosovo
.......Independence
. .....(6th ed new)
State Responsibility
.......(ILC draft articles--
....... submitted Gen. Ass'y)
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..Chapter SIX
....Range of
..Sovereignty
TREATIES 
Law of the Sea Treaty
StradMigratory Fish
......(6th ed) new
Convention for the
.......Suppression Unlawful
......Acts Against the
......Safety of Civil Aviation
CASES
Palestinian Wall
Port Tranquility Camouco 
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....Chapter
....SEVEN
Treaty System
TREATIES
Vienna Convention
......on the Law of Treaties
CASES
Medellin v. Texas
.......(6th new)
Fisheries Jurisd
Hungary/Slovak
.......Treaty Breach
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Genocide Convention
.......(see Reservations Case)
Multilat Treaties Project
Treaty Actions
.......(re Int'l Agreements) 
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Chapter EIGHT
.Arbitration and
...Adjudication
TREATIES 
Int'l Court Justice Stat.
Int'l Crim. Court Stat.
CASES
So. African
......Amnesty
..... .(6th ed) new
Palestinian Wall
.......(Advisory Jurisd)
Nuremberg Trial
..,....(+ documents)
Tadic
Radio Machete 
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Chapter NINE
.Use of Force
TREATIES 
Bio Weaps Conv.
Chemical Weapons
.......Convention
Geneva Conv. (1949)
...... (+ Protocols:
...... on Red Cross website
...... on UN website
Nuclear Non-Prolifera
Arms Control Treaties
CASES
British Iraq War
.......Legality (6th new)
NuclearWeapons
Calley Ct-Martial
Israeli Civilian
.......v. Combatant
..... .(6th ed) new......
Israeli Unlawful
......Combatant case
......(6th ed) new...
.
Rasul Habeas
.......Cuba Detainee
.......(5th text/6th web)
Boumedine
.......Suspension Cl
.......(6th ed) new
Hamdan Military
......Commissions..... 
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Clinton Administration
...... Policy Reforming
.......Multilateral Peace Ops
Cuban Missile Crisis
US 2002 National
.......Security Strategy
.......Exercise
US 2006 National
........Security Stretegy
US 2006 National
.......Strategy for
.......Combating Terrorism
National Security Law
.......and Counter-Terrorism
NATO: Thin Red Line
.......(NATO in Kosovo)
Raid on Entebbe Debate
Abu Ghraib Prison
September 11, 2001
.......UNSC Reso. 1441 Iraq
Military Comm'n Act
.. ... (6th new)
Manual for Military
.......Commissions
Senate Armed Services
......Committee Report
.......(6th new)
Lawyers Violating
.......Laws of War?
.......(6th new )
Obama Executive
......Orders (Jan. 2009)
.......(6th new )
2009 Gitmo Detention
.......Authority Case
.......(6th new)
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Chapter TEN
...Human
....Rights
TREATIES 
Genocide Convention
Universal Declaration
.......of Human Rts
International Cov.
......Civil & Polit. Rts
...........Optional Protocol
...........Second Opt'l Proto
International Cov. on
......Economic,.Social and
......Cultural Rights
CASES
Bosnia v. Serbia
.......Genocide Case
.......(6th Jmt new)
Death Penalty
.......Protocol Case
......(6th Jmt) new
Johannesburg
.......Right Water Case
.......(6th ed ) new
Georgia v. Russia
.......Race Discrim [tba]
.......(6th ed ) new
Child Soldier
......(6th ed ) new
Czech Republic
.......Roma Case
.......(6th ed ) new
Indigenous
.......Rights Case
.......(6th new)
Israeli Interro-
.......gation Cases
British Trans-
.......gender Case
.......(6th ed web §10.3
.......5th ed. text §1.4)
Berlin Wall
.......Border Guard
American
.......Declaration
Rodríguez v.
.......Honduras
Muslim
.......Headscarf
Corporate Human
.......Rights Case
Alien Tort
 ....Statute Case
OTHER DOCUMENTS
GLBT UN Debate
.......(6th new)
UN Corporate Human
......Rights Report
.......(6th new)
Country Reports on
.......Human Rights .(US
......Dep't State: 195 loca)..
Web Genocide
........Documentation Center
........(searchable)
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....Chapter
...ELEVEN
.Environment
TREATIES 
Agenda 21
.....(+ other UNCED docs)
Rio Conv. Biological
.......Diversity
Rio Declaration on
......Environment and
......Development
United Nations
.......Framework Conv.
.......on Climate Change &
.......Kyoto Protocol
CASES
Gabcikovo-Nagy-
.......maros Project
Russian Steel
......Plant Case
......(6th new)
UNCC Iraq Case
Nibutani Dam
 
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Brundtland Commission
.......Report 
Intergovernmental
.......Panel on Climate
.......Change Fourth
.......Assessment Report 
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....Chapter
....TWELVE
....Economic
...Relations
TREATIES 
UN Convention
.......Int'l Sale of Goods
General Agreement
......Tariffs &Trade
World Trade
......Organization
NAFTA
UN Convention on
.......Transnational
.......Organized Crime
Convention on
......Combatting Bribery
......Foreign Public Offic's
CASES
Italian Marble
Banque Indosuez
WTO TRIPS
.......India Patent
ECHR TRIPS
......Portugal Trade-
......mark .(6th new)
 
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Cuban Liberty and
.......Democratice Solid-
.......arity Act (US
.......Helms-Burton Act)
...... & Reaffirmation of
.......Cuban Dignity and
.......Sovereignty Act
......(Cuban response)
Foreign Corrupt
.......Practices Act
.......(+ US 1977 & 1998
............Amendments)
UN Resolution on
.....Ending the Economic,
.......Commercial and Finan-
.......cial Embargo Imposed
.......by .US against Cuba
World Trade Law Net
.......(WTO Panel & App.
.........Body Reports) 
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..........................FIFTH EDITION [ combined 5th/6th ed webpage-> 6th additions = "new"]

 

 

 

Chapter One
.What is Interna- tional Law?

TREATIES
Treaty of Westphalia (1648)

CASES
Flores
Paquete Habana
AM&S
.....(5th ed text/ 6th ed web)

OTHER DOCUMENTS
New Players
.....(5th ed text/ 6th ed web)
WorldFire
.....(5th ed text/ 6th ed web)
Foreign Sources (6th ed) new

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Chapter Two
States

TREATIES 
Torture Convention
PLO Charter and Web Page

CASES
Mass. Burma Case
Cyprus v. Turkey
ICJ Kosovo Independence
.. .(6th ed) new
Case Concerning East Timor
Ex Parte Pinochet
Vatican Sovereign Immunity
...(6th ed) new
Saudi Arabia v. Nelson
Avena Diplomatic Relations
.. .(6th ed) new

OTHER DOCUMENTS
Recognition Kosovo Independence
. ..(6th ed) new
State Responsibility
.......(ILC draft articles--submitted)

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Chapter Three
Organizations

TREATIES 
European Union
NATO Basic Treaty
Charter of the Org. American States
Community of Independent States
UN: Charter / UN System Chart....
....... General Assembly & UNGA Reso.
....... Security Council & UNSC Reso. ......
Permanent Court Int'l Justice

CASES
ECHR UN Attribution Case
...(6th ed) new
NGO v. Bush
...(5th ed text/6th ed web)
Bosnia v. FRY (Revision application)
European Comm. v. Microsoft Corp
ECJ UNSC Reso case
...(6th ed) new

OTHER DOCUMENTS
More Secure World
...(6th ed) new
US United Nations Reform Act '05

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Chapter Four
Individuals and
Corporations

TREATIES 
Refugee Conv: 1951 & 1967 Protocol
......(scroll down, click 1951.Refugee
......Convention, click Text of.the.1951
......Convention and 1967 Protocol)

CASES
Perez v. I.O.C.
....(5th ed text/6th ed web)
Loewen v. US

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.....



 

 

 

 

Chapter Five
Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction

TREATIES 
Hague Service of Process treaty
.......(and signatories/parties)
Hague Evidence Convention
.......(and signatories/parties)
Inter-American Convention on Ltrs
......Rogatory (and signatories/parties)

CASES
Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000
French Yahoo Judgment &
....en banc U.S. judgment (6th ed) new
Arar v. Ashcroft
...(6th ed Rendition) new
Intel v. Advanced Microsystems

OTHER DOCUMENTS
National Prosecution of
..... International Crimes
British Rendition
...(6th ed) new

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Chapter Six
Range of Sovereignty

TREATIES 
Law of the Sea Treaty
StradMigratory Fish
...(6th ed) new
Convention for the Suppression
.....Unlawful Acts Against the Safety
.....Civil Aviation

CASES
Palestinian Wall Case
Port Tranquility Case
Camouco Case

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Chapter Seven [5th ed]
Section 2.7 [6th ed.]
Diplomatic Relations
TREATIES 
Vienna Conv. Consular Relations
Vienna Conv. Diplomatic Relations

CASES
Torres v. Mullin


...

 


 

 

Chapter Eight [5th ed]
Chapter Seven
[6th ed]
Treaty System

TREATIES
Vienna Conv. Law of Treaties

CASES
Medellin v. Dretkee.(5th ed.)
Medellin v. Texas (6th ed.) new
Fisheries Jurisdiction Cases
Hungary/Slovakia Treaty Beach

OTHER DOCUMENTS
Genocide Convention
.......(accompanying Reservations Case)
Multilateral Treaties Project
Treaty Actions re Int'l Agreements)

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Chapter Nine [5th ed]
Chapter Eight
[6th ed]
Arbitration and
Adjudication

TREATIES 
International Court of Justice Stat.
International Criminal Court Stat.

CASES
So. African Amnesty
. .(6th ed) new
Palestinian Wall Advisory Juris.
Nuremberg Trial & Documents
Tadic Case
Radio Machete

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Chapter Ten [5th ed]
Chapter Nine
[6th ed]
Use of Force

TREATIES 
Biological Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention
Geneva Conv. (1949) & Protocols:
...... on Red Cross website
...... on UN website
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Arms Control Treaties

CASES
British Iraq War Legality
....(6th ed) new
Nuclear Weapons Case
Calley Court-Martial
Israeli Civilian v. Combatant case
....(6th ed) new......
Israeli Unlawful Combatant case
....(6th ed) new...
.
Rasul Habeas Cuba case
....(5th ed text/6th ed web) .
Boumedine Suspension Clause Case
....(6th ed) new
Hamdan Military Comm'n Case
.....
..........

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Chapter Ten [5th ed]
Chapter Nine [6th ed]
[Use of Force continued]

OTHER DOCUMENTS
Clinton Administration Policy on
........Reforming Multilateral Peace
........Operations
Cuban Missile Crisis
US 2002 National Security
........Strategy Exercise
US 2006 National Security Strategy
.US 2006 National Strategy for
........Combating Terrorism
National Security Law
.......and Counter-Terrorism
NATO: Thin Red Line
.......(NATO Involvement in Kosovo)
Raid on Entebbe Debate
Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
September 11, 2001
. UNSC Reso. 1441 on Iraq
Military Commission Act
.....(§10.7/§9.7 Oct. 17, 2006)
.... (6th ed) new....
Manual for Military Commissions
Senate Armed Services Comm. Report
....(6th ed) new
Lawyers Violate Laws of War?
....(6th ed) new
Obama Executive Orders (Jan. 2009)
....(6th ed) new
2009 Gitmo Detention Authority
....(6th ed) new

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Chapter Eleven [5th ed]
Chapter Ten
[6th ed]
Human Rights

TREATIES 
Genocide Convention
Universal Declaration of Human Rts
International Cov. Civil & Polit. Rts
..........Optional Protocol
..........Second Optional Protocol
International Covenant on Economic, ......Social and Cultural Rights

CASES
Bosnia v. Serbia Genocide Case
...(6th ed Final Jmt) new
Death Penalty Protocol Case
...(6th ed Final Jmt) new
Johannesburg Right to Water Case
...(6th ed ) new
Georgia v. Russia CERD Case
....[TBA April 2009]
....(6th ed ) new
Child Soldier Case
...(6th ed ) new
Czech Republic Roma Case
...(6th ed ) new
Indigenous Rights Case
...(6th ed ) new
Israeli Interrogation Cases

British Transgender Case
...(6th ed web §10.3--5th ed. text §1.4)
Berlin Wall Border Guard Case
American Declaration Case
Rodríguez v. Honduras
Muslim Headscarf Case
Corporate Human Rights Case
Alien Tort Statute Case

OTHER DOCUMENTS
GLBT UN Debate
....(6th ed ) new
UN Corporate Human Rights Report
...(6th ed ) new
Country Reports on Human Rts
..... .(US Dep't State: 195 countries/territ.)..
Web Genocide Doc. Centre
......(comprehensive and searchable)

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Chapter Twelve [5th ed]
Chapter Eleven
[6th ed]
Environment

TREATIES 
Agenda 21 (& other UNCED docs)
Rio Conv. on Biological Diversity
Rio Declaration on Environment
.......and Development
United Nations Framework Conv.
.......on Climate Change &
.......Kyoto Protocol

CASES
Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project
Russian Steel Plant Case
...(6th ed ) new
UNCC Iraq Case
Nibutani Dam Decision

OTHER DOCUMENTS
Brundtland Commission Report 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report

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Chapter Thirteen [5th ed]
Chapter Twleve
[6th ed]
Economic Relations

TREATIES 
UN Convention Int'l Sale of Goods
General Agreement Tariffs &Trade
World Trade Organization
NAFTA
United Nations Convention on
........Transnational Organized Crime
Convention on Combatting Bribery
.......of Foreign Public Officials

CASES
Italian Marble Case
Banque Indosuez
WTO TRIPS India Patent Case
ECHR TRIPS Portugal Trademark Case
....(6th ed) new

OTHER DOCUMENTS
Cuban Liberty and Democratic
.......Solidarity Act (US Helms-Burton)
...... & Reaffirmation of Cuban
...........Dignity and Sovereignty Act
...........(Cuban response)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
.......(US 1977 & 1998 Amendment)
UN Resolution on
Ending the
......Economic, Commercial and Financial
......Embargo Imposed by .US against
......Cuba (click here)
World Trade Law Net
.......(WTO Panel & App. Body Reports)

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