Routledge Research in International Law
About the Book Series
The series offers a space for new and emerging scholars of international law to publish original arguments, as well as presenting alternative perspectives from more established names in international legal research. Works cover both the theory and practice of international law, presenting innovative analyses of the nature and state of international law itself as well as more specific studies within particular disciplines. The series will explore topics such as the changes to the international legal order, the processes of law-making and law-enforcement, as well as the range of actors in public international law. The books will take a variety of different methodological approaches to the subject including interdisciplinary, critical legal studies, feminist, and Third World approaches, as well as the sociology of international law. Looking at the past, present and future of international law the series reflects the current vitality and diversity of international legal scholarship.
Relational Normativity of International Law: General International Law and the International Legal Order
1st Edition
By Roman Kwiecień
June 05, 2026
This book provides a comprehensive assessment of general international law and its normative relevance to the international legal order. The relevance of general international law to the international legal order is founded on a concept of the relational normativity of international law. The book ...
The United Nations and Collective Security
2nd Edition
By Gary Wilson
June 02, 2026
Updated throughout for its second edition, this book explores collective security as practiced within the legal framework provided by the United Nations Charter, with a particular focus upon activity undertaken under the auspices of the UN Security Council for the maintenance of international peace...
WTO Law and Dispute Settlement: Least Developed Countries
1st Edition
By Ronald Welsh
March 23, 2026
This book examines the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) from the perspective of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Ensuring predictability and stability in the rules-based international trading system requires the DSU to be accessible, efficient, ...
Theory of Obligations in International Law
1st Edition
By Cezary Mik
January 30, 2026
Examining the fulfilment of international obligations by subjects of this law, this book explores the normative and functional links between the sources and rules of international law on the one hand, and the responsibility for violating international law on the other. In the sphere of law-making,...
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: Legal and Policy Frameworks
1st Edition
By Collins C. Ajibo
December 26, 2025
This book provides a comprehensive assessment of African economic integration through the lens of International Economic Law. The analysis is contextualised within the prevailing regional economic integrations, the WTO and the peculiarity of the AfCFTA. Through legal analysis, bolstered by economic...
EU Sanctions Litigation: Fundamental Rights and International Security
1st Edition
By Alexandre Sztulman
November 27, 2025
This book comprehensively examines the European Union (EU) judiciary’s approach to international sanctions, drawing on recent case law from the Court of Justice and the General Court. It addresses the procedural framework governing judicial review, alongside a substantive evaluation of restrictive ...
Legal Challenges of China's One Belt One Road Initiative: Private International Law Considerations
1st Edition
Edited
By Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit, Sai Ramani Garimella
November 24, 2025
This book covers new legal developments of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project and assesses how litigation may be organised to enforce and compensate for defaults in its related initiatives. This book is structured into five themes, consisting of essays which assess the decade of BRI's ...
Legal Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War: International and Polish Approaches
1st Edition
Edited
By Michał Balcerzak, Ewelina Cała-Wacinkiewicz
September 18, 2025
This book critically examines the legal ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the aftermath of these events. Combining international and domestic perspectives, it synthesises nearly three years of legal responses to the aggression. Russia's aggression against Ukraine has triggered ...
International Law After the Ukraine War
1st Edition
Edited
By Jennifer Giblin, Olena Chub, Patrick Butchard, Oksana Senatorova
September 16, 2025
Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine was a defining moment for international law and its ability to maintain international peace and security. This book highlights the principles, methods and systems in place to regulate peaceful relations between states, and the implications the war in Ukraine has ...
Sovereignty and the Limits of International Law: Regulating Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
1st Edition
By Todd Berry
August 29, 2025
The inspiration for this book comes from negotiations that are taking place under the auspices of the United Nations by an intergovernmental conference for a new International Legally Binding Instrument (ILBI) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation ...
The Social Contract Rediscovered: Consent’s Onto-Epistemological Integrity in the Late 20th Century
1st Edition
By Wenwei Guan
June 30, 2025
The Social Contract Rediscovered conducts a critical analysis of the historical evolution of legitimacy, tracing its development from natural law to positive law and finally to post-modern critiques. It fills a scholarly gap by addressing the overlooked aspect of the consent process. The book ...
Public Interest Litigation in International Law
1st Edition
Edited
By Justine Bendel, Yusra Suedi
June 27, 2025
In a world of growing public interest in global matters and criticisms of multilateralism to adequately address them, the role of international courts and tribunals in the resolution of disputes is shifting. A central aspect of this shift is whether and how international courts and tribunals can be...