Understanding International Law Through Moot Courts

Understanding International Law through Moot Courts: Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect analyzes five moot court cases held before the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. These cases offer insight on the international law pertaining to habeas corpus, genocide, the responsibility to protect, chemical weapons, and torture.

Review: This impressive new book makes a truly unique contribution to the study of international law by students of international relations. Its original methodological and pedagogical approach, relying on the device of moot courts, will be of great use to teachers and students in both fields. -- Chandra Lekha Sriram, University of East London Over the last two decades, dramatic developments in the enforceability of international law have spurred debates that had once been inconceivable.

This book is an invaluable resource for exposing these debates and educating students and scholars about how the law can be used-and resisted-in the context of gross crimes and serious violations. -- Lisa Hajjar, University of California, Santa Barbara