Parry And Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary Of International Law

Product Description The Authoritative Source For The Essentials Of International Law For Nearly Twenty 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 Oneofakind Reference Tool That Brings Together Both Terminology And Pertinent Descriptive Information On International Law. Now In Its Second Edition, Parry And Grant Has Been Completely Updated And Expanded To Include Increased Coverage In Growing Areas Of International Law Including Diplomatic Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights, And More. Over 2400 Entries Provide 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: Dt Legal Terms As Used In International Law Dt Significant Doctrines Dt Prominent Cases, Decisions And Arbitration Dt Important Incidents Dt Judicial And Literary Figures Dt Treaties And Conventions Dt Organizations And Institutions Dt Acronyms A Documentary Appendix Includes The United Nations Charter, The Statute Of The International Court Of Justice And The Vienna Convention On The Law Of Treaties. About The Author International Law Scholars, Like Their Colleagues In Other Law Disciplines, Are Notoriously Reluctant To Define Terms. Recognizing The Need For A Dictionary Of International Law Terms, Professor Clive Parry At Cambridge University And John Grant At Glasgow University Both Began The Project Independently. A Meeting Between Parry And Grant Revealed Their Separate Projects And They Decided To Join Forces. It Soon Became Apparent That The Projects Were Not Identical, Clive'S Taking An Almost Encyclopedic Approach, While John Tended More Towards A Dictionary. The Merged Project In Essence Split The Difference, Deliberately Drafting Entries For A Dictionary And An Encyclopedia. The Book'S Title Was Consciously Chosen To Reflect Composition Of The Book. The First Edition Of The Encyclopedic Dictionary Appeared In 1986, After About Six Years Work. They Were Able To Get Assistance From A Number Of International Law Teachers At Scottish Law Schools. The Untimely Death Of Clive In 1982 Delayed Progress Until Anthony Parry, Clive'S Son And A Scholar In His Own Right, And Arthur Watts, Then Deputy Legal Adviser At The Foreign And Commonwealth Office, Leant Their Support. It Now Seems Incredible To Think That A Work Of Some 450 Pages And 1,980 Entries Could Be Produced In Preword Processing And Preinternet Times. John Was Recently Invited To Edit A New Edition. His First Task Was To Identify A Coeditor And He Had No Hesitation In Inviting Dr. Craig Barker Of The Reading University School Of Law In England To Join Him. With The Research Assistance Of Four Exceptionally Talented J.D. Students At Lewis & Clark Law School, They Intend To Review All The Existing Entries And To Update And Revise Them As Necessary. Already, They Have Found Close To 500 New Terms To Define, Particularly In The Human Rights, International Criminal Law And Environmental Law Areas. There Are Many Cases Since 1986 To Digest. The Two Decades Since The Publication Of The Last Edition Have Seen Considerable Growth In The Discipline Of International Law. One Of The Most Noticeable Has Been In The Field Of International Criminal Law Culminating Recently With The Entry Into Force Of The Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court. Similarly, The Recent Emergence Of The World Trade Organization In Succession To The Gatt Has Been The Cause Of Considerable Growth In The Volume Of International Economic Law, And Is Also Evidence Of The General Increase In The Number And Importance Of International Organizations. Increased Global Concern With The Environment And Human Rights Has Resulted In Si