The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe

Auteur
Anne van Aaken is Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Law and Economics, Legal Theory, Public International Law and European Law, University of Hamburg. She has been consultant for the IBRD, OECD, UNCTAD, and the UN. Pierre d'Argent is a full professor at the University of Louvain, a member of the Institute of International Law and a member of the Brussels Bar. He served as First Secretary of the International Court of Justice and as President of the European Society of International Law. Lauri Mälksoo is Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu in Estonia. He is a member of the Institut de Droit International and of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. Johann Justus Vasel is Professor for Public Law and Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf. He was a Max Weber Fellow at the EUI and has researched and taught at the University St. Gallen (Switzerland), University of Hamburg, Tübingen, and Buenos Aires.

Résumé
This handbook provides a comprehensive account of how international law is understood and practiced in Europe, which is defined for the purposes of the book as Council of Europe countries, in the past and in the present. It is separated into parts covering Europe's values, intellectual traditions, and institutions, as well as examinations of European countries and regions. A diverse group of leading scholars and practitioners of international law are led by three overarching focus points: the success and failures of the pacifying effect of international law, the diversity of international legal experiences and traditions within Europe, and the impact of European ideas on international law globally. By examining these areas, the book also analyses Europe's changing role in the world, and the impact of global influences on the understanding of international law in European countries. The book is a study of regionalism in international law, but also a study of the impact of a region which, at least historically, has had an overwhelming influence on the development and interpretations of international law.