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.

Contributors: E. Cannizzaro, J. d'Aspremont, K. del Mar, J. Devaney, J. Finke, M. Fitzmaurice, M. Karavias, M. Kotzur, S-I. Lekkas, V. Lowe QC, P.Merkouris, M. Milanovic, A. Nollkaemper, M. Paparinskis, I. Plakokefalos, A. Proelss, S. Ranganathan, A. Rasulov, Y. Ronen, C. J. Tams, A. Tzanakopoulos, M. Waibel, P. Webb, A. Zimmermann

About the Author
Edited by Christian J. Tams, Professor of International Law, University of Glasgow, UK, Antonios Tzanakopoulos, Associate Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford, UK and Andreas Zimmermann, Professor of Public, Public International and European Union Law, Professor of European and Public International Business Law, and Director of the Human Rights Centre, University of Potsdam, Germany Assistant Editor: Athene E. Richford, Research Assistant, University of Glasgow, UK

Reviews
'For researchers, scholars and international lawyers seeking additional breadth and depth of understanding within this often bewildering and complex subject, this recent title from Edward Elgar Publishing is a real find. . . With its original, thought provoking and densely argued commentaries, this book makes an important contribution to the literature of international law and should be of particular interest to academics, researchers and international lawyers, especially those seeking new perspectives on the matter of treaties and EU law.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine



Book Information
ISBN 9781785369513
Author Christian J. Tams
Format Paperback
Page Count 680
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd