RESEARCH HANDBOOKS IN INTERNATIONAL LAWThis highly original series offers a unique appraisal of the state of the art of research and thinking in international law. Taking a thematic approach, eachvolume, edited by a prominent expert, covers a specific aspect of internationallaw or examines the international legal dimension of a particular strand of thelaw. A wide range of sub-disciplines in the spheres of both public and privatelaw are considered; from international environmental law to internationalcriminal law, from international economic law to the law of internationalorganisations, and from international commercial law to international humanrights law. The
Research Handbooks
comprise carefully commissioned chap-ters from leading academics as well as those with an emerging reputation.Taking a genuinely international approach to the law, and addressing currentand sometimes controversial legal issues, as well as affording a clear substan-tive analysis of the law, these
Handbooks
are designed to inform as well as tocontribute to current debates.Equally useful as reference tools or introductions to specific topics, issues anddebates, the
Handbooks
will be used by academic researchers, post-graduatestudents, practising lawyers and lawyers in policy circles.Titles in this series include:Research Handbook in International Economic Law
Edited by Andrew T. Guzman and Alan O. Sykes
Research Handbook on International Human Rights Law
Edited by Sarah Joseph and Adam McBeth
Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law
Edited by Geraint Howells, Iain Ramsay and Thomas Wilhelmsson with David Kraft