Vitit Muntarbhorn is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of  Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.  He has helped the UN in various positions, including as UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of  Children; UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation  in the Democratic People's Republic of  Korea (North Korea); and UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  He  chaired for the UN the 2011 Commission of   Inquiry on the Ivory Coast and was later one of  the Commissioners of  the UN appointed Commission of  Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.  He is the recipient of  the 2004 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize and  was bestowed a Knighthood (KBE) in 2018.  He teaches and has published widely on Human Rights, International Law, Refugee Law, and international Humanitarian Law.

• Chapter 1. Discourses and Sources of International Law.- Chapter 2. Sovereignty and Responsibility.- Chapter 3. Historical Ambiguity and Territoriality.- Chapter 4. Normativity and Maritime Competitivity.- Chapter 5. Plights and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Trade Liberalization and Inhibition.- Chapter 7. Regionalism and Eclecticism.

Vitit Muntarbhorn is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of  Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.  He has helped the UN in various positions, including as UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of  Children; UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation  in the Democratic People's Republic of  Korea (North Korea); and UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  He  chaired for the UN the 2011 Commission of   Inquiry on the Ivory Coast and was later one of  the Commissioners of  the UN appointed Commission of  Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.  He is the recipient of  the 2004 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize and  was bestowed a Knighthood (KBE) in 2018.  He teaches and has published widely on Human Rights, International Law, Refugee Law, and international Humanitarian Law.

• Chapter 1. Discourses and Sources of International Law.- Chapter 2. Sovereignty and Responsibility.- Chapter 3. Historical Ambiguity and Territoriality.- Chapter 4. Normativity and Maritime Competitivity.- Chapter 5. Plights and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Trade Liberalization and Inhibition.- Chapter 7. Regionalism and Eclecticism.

Vitit Muntarbhorn is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of  Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.  He has helped the UN in various positions, including as UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of  Children; UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation  in the Democratic People's Republic of  Korea (North Korea); and UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  He  chaired for the UN the 2011 Commission of   Inquiry on the Ivory Coast and was later one of  the Commissioners of  the UN appointed Commission of  Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.  He is the recipient of  the 2004 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize and  was bestowed a Knighthood (KBE) in 2018.  He teaches and has published widely on Human Rights, International Law, Refugee Law, and international Humanitarian Law.

• Chapter 1. Discourses and Sources of International Law.- Chapter 2. Sovereignty and Responsibility.- Chapter 3. Historical Ambiguity and Territoriality.- Chapter 4. Normativity and Maritime Competitivity.- Chapter 5. Plights and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Trade Liberalization and Inhibition.- Chapter 7. Regionalism and Eclecticism.