The Oxford Handbook of international Law in Europe

This handbook provides a comprehensive account of how international law is understood and practiced in Europe, which is defined for the purposes of the book as Council of Europe countries, in the past and in the present. It is separated into parts covering Europe's values, intellectual traditions, and institutions, as well as examinations of European countries and regions.

A diverse group of leading scholars and practitioners of international law are led by three overarching focus points: the success and failures of the pacifying effect of international law, the diversity of international legal experiences and traditions within Europe, and the impact of European ideas on international law globally. By examining these areas, the book also analyses Europe's changing role in the world, and the impact of global influences on the understanding of international law in European countries.

The book is a study of regionalism in international law, but also a study of the impact of a region which, at least historically, has had an overwhelming influence on the development and interpretations of international law.

Foreword, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Part 1
1:A Rich But Contested History: The Role of European States and Lawyers in the History of International Law, Lauri Mälksoo
2:The Role of Religion in the Formation of International Law in Europe, Christian Walter
3:Europe and International Law: Colonial Legacies, Antony Anghie
4:Human Rights Ideas, Law, and Institutions in Europe, Başak Çalı
5:Rule of Law in Europe: A Multi-Layered Network, Anne van Aaken
6:The Question of Democracy in International Law in the Context of European History, Sevanna Poghosyan
7:The Idea of European Culture(s) and Diversity, Veronika Bílková
8:The Ideas of Prosperity and Solidarity in European International Law, Akbar Rasulov, Gail Lythgoe
9:Sovereignty and European Exceptionalism, Hent Kalmo
10:The European Union: Using International Law to Replace It, Pierre d'Argent
11:The Criticism of Eurocentrism and International Law: Countering and Pluralizing the Research, Teaching, and Practice of Eurocentric International Law, Makane Moïse Mbengue, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
Part 2
12:International Legal Positivism and the European Quest for Scientificity, Jean d'Aspremont
13:International Law in Europe and Legal Realism, Yuval Shany, Maria Varaki
14:Constitutionalism, Anje Wiener
15:The Role of Natural Law in the Rise and Decline of European International Law, Mary Ellen O'Connell
16:When Humanitarians go to War: A European Road to "Civilized" Warfare?, Anne Dienelt
17:The Master's Tools and the Master's House: Marxist Insights for International Law, Antonios Tzanakopoulos
Part 3
18:The Council of Europe, Ganna Yudkivska
19:The OSCE, Anja Mihr
20:The European Union: Silent Superpower or Noah's Ark, Johann Justus Vasel
21:European Neighbourhood Policy and EU Enlargement, Sylwia Majkowska-Szulc, Karolina Wierczyńska
22:European Judiciary (ECtHR, ECJ, National Courts), Ineta Ziemele
23:Europe's interaction with the rest of the world, Jan Klabbers
24:NATO, Thomas D. Grant
25:The Eurasian Economic Union, Sergey Sayapin
Part 4
26:The Baltic States, Lauri Mälksoo
27:France, Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Edoardo Stoppioni
28:Germany, Andreas von Arnauld
29:Greece, Vassilis P. Tzevelekos, Iakovos V. Iakovidis
30:Italy, Attila Tanzi, Ludovica Chiussi Curzi
31:The Netherlands, Cedric Ryngaert
32:The Nordic States, Pål Wrange, Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen
33:Poland, Władysław Czapliński
34:Russia, Vera Rusinova
35:Spain and Portugal, Carlos Espósito, Patrícia Galvão Teles
36:Switzerland, Helen Keller, Nicole Lüthi, Violetta Sefkow-Werner
37:Turkey, Işıl Ergüvenç Karakaş, Olgun Akbulut
38:Ukraine, Mykola Gnatovskyy
39:The United Kingdom, James Harrison, Michael Wood
40:The Visegrád (V4) Countries, Pavel Šturma
41:The Countries of the former Yugoslavia, Marko Milanović, Tatjana Papić