Procedures in International Law

The character of international law between scholarly reflection of foreign policy expediencies and recognising prescriptive rules binding on all concerned has long been a particular challenge to those active in the field. Law is not law if there is no procedure to both determine its contents and to show ways to enforce it. It is through its procedures that international law becomes real. Based on an overview of the varied procedures e.g. in both The Hague's and the national courts and those found in international organisations a more consistent picture of international law emerges. This compendium for students and practitioners is accessible yet sophisticated in its approach.

Gernot Biehler lectures in international law both public and private at Trinity College Dublin. As former Head of Delegation at the NATO Council of Legal Advisers, the UN, The Hague Conference on Private International Law, UNIDROIT, and as Government Counsel before national and international courts and as a diplomat he relies on broad experience to provide insights in the working of international law and litigation. Author of 'International Law in Pracitce' (Thomson Round Hall 2005) and other publications in the field and educated in Berlin and Cambridge his research seeks to benefit both academia and practice alike.