A short history of international law --  What is international law for? -- A view of Delft: Some thoughts about thinking about international law -- The sources of international law -- Soft law in international law-making -- International law and 'relative normality' -- The practical working of the law of treaties -- Statehood self-determination, and recognition -- International organizations -- The individual and the international legal system -- Jurisdiction -- International law and restraints on the exercise of jurisdiction by national courts of states -- Immunities enjoyed by officials of states and international organizations -- The relationship between international and national law -- The character and forms of international responsibility -- Issues of admissibility and the law on international responsibility-- Responsibility to protect -- Countermeasures and sanctions -- The means of dispute settlement -- The international court of justice -- The use of force and the international legal order -- The law of the sea -- International environmental law -- International investment law -- International criminal law -- International protection of Human Rights -- The law of war (international humanitarian law)