International Law Today: New Challenges and the Need for Reform?

Download or read book International Law Today: New Challenges and the Need for Reform? written by Doris König and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays is based upon the presentations given at a symposium on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum in December 2006. The contributions cover a wide range of contemporary issues of international law, including state responsibility, crisis management, unity of law, deep sea genetic resources, liability for environmental damage in Antarctica, human rights and intellectual property, and the protection of minorities.