The Cambridge Handbook of Immunities and International Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108417884)

Few topics of international law speak to the imagination as much as international immunities. Questions pertaining to immunity from jurisdiction or execution under international law surface on a frequent basis before national courts, including at the highest levels of the judicial branch and before international courts or tribunals. Nevertheless, international immunity law is and remains a challenging field for practitioners and scholars alike. Challenges stem in part from the uncertainty pertaining to the customary content of some immunity regimes said to be in a 'state of flux', the divergent - and at times directly conflicting - approaches to immunity in different national and international jurisdictions, or the increasing intolerance towards impunity that has accompanied the advance of international criminal law and human rights law. Composed of thirty-four expertly written contributions, the present volume uniquely provides a comprehensive tour d'horizon of international immunity law, traversing a wealth of national and international practice.

Author: Tom Ruys
ISBN-10: 1108417884
ISBN-13: 9781108417884
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2019
Pages: 790
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.50lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.40w x 1.70d