Books by Hersch Lauterpacht

Originally published by Hersch Lauterpacht in 1947, this book presents a detailed study of recognition in international law, examining its crucial significance in relation to statehood, governments and belligerency. This 2012 paperback re-issue includes a newly commissioned Foreword by James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge.

First published in 1945, this is one of the seminal works on international human rights law, written by a legendary scholar in the field. This republication, featuring a new introduction by Professor Philippe Sands, QC, once again makes this book available to scholars and students.

First published in 1933, this is one of the seminal works on international law, written by a legendary scholar in the field. It continues to influence international lawyers today. This republication, featuring a new introduction by Professor Martti Koskenniemi, once again makes this book available to scholars and students in this area.

These collected papers by Hersch Lauterpacht, are concerned with the theory, history, sources, relationships of international law with municipal law, subjects of international law, recognition, succession, jurisdiction, territory, state responsibility, the individual, treaties, international organisations, settlement of disputes and the law of war and neutrality.

Volume 3 of the collected papers of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht continues the systematic coverage, begun in volume 2, of his works on the Law of Peace. Volume 2 presented Part I of these works and Volume 3 moves on to Parts II-VI, which cover in turn statehood, territory and territorial jurisdiction, the individual, diplomatic intercourse and international organisation.

This is the final volume of his Collected Papers, systematically arranged. It covers 'Disputes, War and Neutrality' and comprises such subjects as the settlement of disputes and the structure, jurisdiction and operation of the International Court of Justice, including the important Provisional Report of 1955 on the revision of the Statute of the Court.