TY - BOOK AU - Boas, Gideon TI - Public International Law : : Contemporary Principles and Perspectives SN - 9780857939555 U1 - 341 PY - 2012/// CY - Cheltenham, UK: PB - Edward Elgar Publishing, KW - International law KW - Legal principles KW - Global governance N2 - Public International Law offers a comprehensive understanding of international law as well as a fresh and highly accessible approach. While explaining the theory and development of international law, this work also examines how it functions in practice. Case studies and recent examples are infused in the discussion on each topic, and critical perspectives on the principles are given prominence, building an understanding of how and why the international legal system operates in the way it does and where it is heading ER -