Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
Edited by: John P. Grant and J. Craig Barker
For nearly thirty-five years, the international legal community has relied on one ambitious yet humble volume as a starting point for legal questions. This classic red volume is a one-of-a-kind reference tool that brings together both terminology and pertinent descriptive information on international law.
Now in its third edition, The Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law is completely updated and expanded to include increased coverage in growing areas of international law including diplomatic law, criminal law, human rights, and more. Over 2,500 entries (over a 20% increase in content from the previous edition) provides the reader with copious references for further research including cases, treaties, journal articles, and websites.
Its alphabetically arranged entries allow the reader to form a deeper understanding than a mere definition could supply and offer concise but substantial information on such essentials of international law as:
Legal terms as used in international law
Significant doctrines
Prominent cases, decisions and arbitration
Important incidents
Judicial and literary figures
Treaties and conventions
Organizations and institutions
Acronyms
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- 2009
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780195389777
- Published online:
- 2009
- Current Online Version:
- 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acref/9780195389777.001.0001
- eISBN:
- 9780199738540
Authors
John P. Grant,
editor
J. Craig Barker,
editor
John P. Grant is Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark School of Law in Portland, Oregon. He previously taught at the law schools of Aberdeen, Dundee, and Glasgow, at the last of which he served as dean for a total of 8 years. Professor Grant has acted as a consultant in legal education and in international law. His principal research interests are in general international law, human rights, and international criminal law. His recent publications include Lockerbie Trial: A Documentary History (2004, Oceana), International Criminal Law Deskbook(with Barker, 2006, Cavendish), and The Harvard Research in International Law: Contemporary Analysis and Appraisal and The Harvard Research in International Law: Original Materials (with Barker, 2007, 2008, Hein).
J. Craig Barker is Professor of Law and Head of Department in the Sussex Law School, University of Sussex, England. He was previously lecturer and senior lecturer at the University of Reading. His research is primarily in the field of international law and, in particular, the law of international immunities. He has also written on the subjects of international security, in particular in relation to terrorism; international criminal law; and the relationship between international law and international relations. He is author of three monographs, three edited books, and a number of articles in referred journals.
