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"Widely recognised as the leading text of its kind, the eighth edition of Cases and Materials on International Law incorporates all major developments in the subject, including: International Court of Justice judgments on the jurisdictional immunity of states (Germany v Italy) and on the obligation to prosecute or extradite in cases of torture (Belgium v Senegal), as well as the Court's advisory opinion on the legality of the declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo; New judgments of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on maritime disputes; The International Law Commission's Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties; The use of force in Crimea, Libya and Coté D'Ivoire; Developments in the UN human rights system."--Publisher's description