Public International Law

International Law and the War with Islamic State

Challenges for Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello

Saeed Bagheri, University of Reading, UK This book looks at the aim of the Islamic State to create an effective government, with an economically independent regime, which focused on key oil fields in Syria and Iraq. The question asked is whether the targeting of energy resources should be regarded as a violation of the laws of armed conflict, despite the war with Islamic State being classified as a noninternational armed conflict. Ambitious in scope, the study also explores the relevant oil pollution precedents in the First Gulf War (1990–1991) and the Israel-Hezbollah War in 2006.

UK August 2021 • US August 2021 • 224 pages HB 9781509950515 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781509950522 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781509950539 • £76.50 / $100.32 Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing

Intertemporal Linguistics in International Law

Beyond Contemporaneous and Evolutionary Treaty Interpretation

Julian Wyatt, Australian National University This book examines and offers a much-needed solution to a specific problem central to the everincreasing number of international legal disputes: how to interpret a treaty with terms that change in meaning over time. Using an analytical approach inspired by the comparative method and drawing on specific concepts from external fields including private law, legal theory and linguistics, it restructures the most relevant international case law around a new conceptual framework that offers fresh insight into the process of treaty interpretation. It provides international lawyers with a predictable and appropriate method for solving this complex problem of international law.

UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 336 pages PB 9781509952281 • £39.99 / $54.95 Previously published in HB 9781509929498 ePub 9781509929504 • £72.00 / $95.11 ePdf 9781509929511 • £72.00 / $95.11 Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing

The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

A Reconciliatory Approach to Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict

Britta Sjostedt, Lund University, Sweden This is the first in-depth scholarly examination of how environmental treaties can apply in wartime to protect the environment. It suggests that - apart from the protection offered under the law of armed conflict - environmental treaties or multilateral agreements (MEAs) can complement and strengthen environmental protection in times of armed conflict. The book analyses the latest developments in the area including a study of the work of the International Law Commission on the topic.

UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 336 pages PB 9781509943937 • £39.99 / $54.95 Previously published in HB 9781509922536 ePub 9781509922543 • £72.00 / $95.11 ePdf 9781509922550 • £72.00 / $95.11 Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing

Private Actors as Participants in International Law

A Critical Analysis of Membership under the Law of the Sea

Armando Rocha, Lisbon School of Law, Portugal This book examines the status of private actors as subjects of law under the rules of the international law of the sea. Providing a methodology for the notion of a single legal personality, it provides a clear understanding of membership in international law in order to establish to what extent private actors can be rights-holders or duty-bearers. It does this by taking a theoretical perspective which allows the reader to interpret their relevance in international law. This unique and innovative work makes a significant contribution to the current scholarly debates on private actors in international law.

UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 288 pages HB 9781509948048 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781509948055 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781509948062 • £76.50 / $100.32 Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing

Extraterritoriality and Climate Change Jurisdiction

Exploring EU Climate Protection under International Law

Natalie L Dobson, Utrecht University, The Netherlands This book builds on the scholarship of the law of state jurisdiction, engaging with fundamental questions about states’ legislative competence, to respond to climate change. Considering general theory, the author advocates for a systemic analytical framework for the contested issue of ‘extraterritoriality’ in international law.

UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 384 pages HB 9781509935826 • £80.00 / $110.00 ePub 9781509935833 • £72.00 / $95.11 ePdf 9781509935840 • £72.00 / $95.11 Series: Studies in International Law • Hart Publishing