German Practice in International Law: Volume 1

Stefan Talmon is Professor of Public Law, Public International Law and European Union Law, and Director at the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn. He is also a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford, and practises as a barrister from Twenty Essex, London.

• 1. Foundations and functions of International Law; 2. States and their organs; 3. Inter-State political and economic relations and transactions; 4. State jurisdiction and immunities; 5. State responsibility and liability; 6. Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space; 7. Individuals, their human rights and their international criminal responsibility; 8. Natural resources and the environment; 9. The United Nations and other international organisations; 10. Use of force, Arms control and disarmament; 11. International disputes and their settlement; Annex 1: Notable statements on international law by Germany during 2019; Annex 2: International agreements concluded by Germany in 2019; Index.

'The book has a special merit in that it is the only presentation of German international law practice in a systematic form … For anyone interested in international law in its practical application, the book is a great asset, in several respects: it informs about practice, it evaluates practice, and many of the background stories have entertainment value. Perhaps one or the other government employee will not be so 'amused' about what he has to read about himself. But everyone will come out of reading it wiser than they went in. The authors have rendered great service to international law.' Matthias Hartwig, Heidelberg Journal of International Law