Digest of United States Practice in International Law, 2004
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Description
Co-published by Oxford University Press and the International Law Institute, and prepared by the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State, the Digest of United States Practice in International Law presents an annual compilation of documents and commentary highlighting significant developments in public and private international law, and is an invaluable resource for practitioners and scholars in the field.Each edition compiles excerpts from documents such as treaties, diplomatic notes and correspondence, legal opinion letters, judicial decisions, Senate committee reports and press releases. Each document is selected by members of the Legal Advisers Office of the U.S. Department of State, based on their judgments about the significance of the issues, their potential relevance to future situations, and their likely interest to scholars and practitioners. In almost every case, the commentary to each excerpt is accompanied by a citation to the full text.
Reviews
"No international law library is adequate without it."
-Davis Robinson, of counsel, LeBoeul, Lamb, Greene & McRae, LLP; Former Legal Adviser to the US Department of State
"The International Law Institute is delighted to be partnering with Oxford University Press to co-publish the annual Digest of United States Practice in International Law. We are confident that it will continue to be the definitive reference source documenting the views and actions of the United States in the most important areas of international law."
-Don Wallace, Chairman, International Law Institute
About the Author(s)
Sally J. Cummins, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of Adviser, U.S. Department of State
