• Offers comprehensive coverage of the central issues in public international law, introducing the key areas of debate in an engaging and accessible way
• Takes a contemporary, sometimes critical approach to international law, encouraging students to engage with areas of controversy and consider how they affect the world today
• Supported by thought-provoking learning features, including theory and debate boxes, contemporary developments, case spotlights, historical background boxes, and annotated recommended reading
• Also available as an e-book with author videos, access to online resources like discussion questions and critical thinking frameworks, and accessible functionality and navigation features to offer extra learning support

New to this Edition:

• Treatment of recent events including the armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia; the Israel invasion of Gaza after the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023; the ongoing Yemeni conflict relating to the Houthis; governmental instability in Niger, Mali, and Sudan; and the European Union's anti-coercion instrument.
• Coverage of recent ICJ judgments and opinions of note, including Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory advisory opinion; Allegations of Violations of the Genocide Convention (Ukraine v Russia); Violations of the Genocide Convention cases (Gambia v Myanmar; South Africa v Israel); and more.
• Coverage of regional and international courts, including ITLOS (e.g., Commission of Small Island States in respect of Climate Change advisory opinion); ICC decisions (e.g., the arrest warrants against President Putin and Prime Minister Netanyahu); ECtHR judgments (e.g., Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland); CJEU judgments (e.g., Venezuela v European Council); and the IACtHR (e.g., Habitantes de la Oroya v Peru).
• Integration of key proposals of the ILC, including work on general principles and subsidiary sources, immunity of State officials, and the effects of sea-level rise in international law.