Written to honour Professor Brownlie on the occasion of his retirement, this collection of essays, all written by his former students, demonstrates the depth and breadth of his influence on international law as teacher and practitioner over forty years.

1. The Effective Enforcement of High Sea Fishing: The Case of the 'Convention for the Regulation of the Police of the North Sea Fisheries of 6 May 1882' ; 2. The Legality of Restrictions on Freedom of Movements within States ; 3. A Taste of Armageddon: The Law of Armed Conflict as Applied to Cyberwar ; 4. Rethinking Panama: International Law and the US Invasion of Panama, 1989 ; 5. Israel (1948-9) and Palestine (1998-9): Two Studies in the Creation of States ; 6. International Law ; 7. Maritime Delimitation After Denmark v, Norway: Back to the Future ; 8. The Utilization of International Groundwater in General International Law ; 9. Expulsion, Removal, and the Non-Derogable Obligation ; 10. Adjudicatory Jurisdiction Over Multilateral Enterprises: 'Lifting the Veil' in the EU and the USA ; 11. The Differing Concepts of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in International Criminal Law ; 12. State Responsibility and the 1948 Genocide Convention ; 13. The Quality of Justice: 'Exces de Pouvoir' in the Adjudication and Arbitration of Territorial and Boundary Disputes ; 14. Operational Policies of International Relations as part of the Law-Making Process: The World Bank and Indigenous Peoples ; 15. From Reform to Realism: The Council of Europe ; 16. Governance and Coordination in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations: Challenge or Maze? ; 17. Legal Limits to the Powers of the United Nations Security Council ; 18. Defences to Responsibility in the Jurisprudence of International Tribunals ; 19. The Protection of Human Rights in Emergency Situations under Customary International Law ; 20. International Criminal Environmental Law ; 21. The Moral Foundation and Identification of International Obligations erga omnes: Two Japanese Contributions ; 22. Habeas Corpus and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ; 23. Who is a Government in Exile? ; 24. Resource Entitlement in the Law of the Sea: Some Areas of Continuity and Change ; 25. Forum prorogatum and the Indication of Provisional Measures in the International Court of Justice ; Index

A volume which is a pleasure to handle and to use ... its wide spread aptly reflects Ian Brownlie's comprehensive approach to international law ... essentially practical content ... Read and enjoy this volume of essays for the breadth of their coverage, and you will at the same time learn from the insights they offer into the many issues with which they are concerned.

`A volume which is a pleasure to handle and to use ... its wide spread aptly reflects Ian Brownlie's comprehensive approach to international law ... essentially practical content ... Read and enjoy this volume of essays for the breadth of their coverage, and you will at the same time learn from the insights they offer into the many issues with which they are concerned.' International and Comparative Law Quarterly `...a volume which contains work of real worth...a series of thoughtful, profusely referenced pieces...' Colin Warbrick The Law Quarterly Review October 2000 `a valuable and stimulating collection of vignettes on many aspects of international affairs. Some of these are of particular value, not least because of their topicality.' Gavin McFarlane, New Law Journal, 4/8/00. `the collection represents a discourse on international law by many leading academics and practitioners from diverse areas of the world. As such, it is a testament to the enduring legacy and continuing influence of Brownlie's international law teaching.' Emily Haslam, Jnl of Human Rights, Vol.4, No.1. `Combining analytical rigour with political and humanitarian idealism, these essays represent an exposition of some of the leading questions in international criminal law today.' Emily Haslam, Jnl of Human Rights, Vol.4, No.1. `the collection represents an eclectic mix of legal scholarship which will ensure that The reality of International Law remains an important source for academics and practitioners for some time to come.' Emily Haslam, Jnl of Human Rights, Vol.4, No.1. `The collection contains 25 stimulating and wide-ranging essays.' Emily Haslam, Jnl of Human Rights, Vol.4, No.1.