Published in its first new edition in over a decade this revision offers the insights and work of a new co-author, James Larry Taulbee, an international law and organization expert at Emory University. Fully revised while maintaining the successful format of the original, the book continues to offer a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the field; it draws upon classic and contemporary cases and provides clear exposition between theory and state practice. The Eighth Edition includes new chapters on human rights, humanitarian intervention, the International Criminal Court, and terrorism with expanded and updated guides to relevant internet resources and further reading.