TY - BOOK AU - Merrills, John AU - De Brabandere, Eric TI - Merrill's Interrnational Dispute Settlement SN - 9781108819220 U1 - 341.52 MER 23rd Ed PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Pacific settlement of international disputes N1 - ; It includes Preface, Table of Cases, Table of Treaties and Agreements, Appendices and Index pages etc; Book Description: The fully revised seventh edition of this successful textbook explains the legal and diplomatic methods and organisations used to solve international disputes, how they work and when they are used. It looks at diplomatic (negotiation, mediation, inquiry and conciliation) and legal methods (arbitration, judicial settlement). It uses many, up-to-date examples of each method in practice to place the theory of how the law works in real-life situations, demonstrating the strengths and weaknesses of different methods when they are used. Fully updated throughout, the seventh edition includes a new introduction explaining the common principles of settlement and a chapter on investor–state arbitration, as well as recommended further readings at the end of each chapter. It is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses on international dispute settlement. Fully revised edition with knowledge and examples accurate up to December 2020 Clearly explains common principles of settlement in new introductory chapter Features new chapter on investment arbitration, giving students a comprehensive overview of investor-state arbitration alongside other methods of settlement 1. International Dispute Settlement: Principles and Concepts 2. Negotiation 3. Mediation 4. Inquiry 5. Conciliation 6. Arbitration 7. Investment Arbitration 8. The International Court I: organisation and procedure 9. The International Court II: the work of the Court 10. The Law of the Sea Convention 11. International trade disputes 12. The United Nations 13. Regional organisations 14. Trends and prospects Appendices Index UR - https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/merrills-international-dispute-settlement/B5235E1745043BE0AA497E261BB980B0#overview ER -