Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law

Part I: Preliminary Topics
1: Introduction
2: The sources of international law
3: The relations of international and national law

Part II: Personality and Recognition
4: Subjects of international law
5: Creation and incidence of statehood
6: Recognition of states and governments
7: International organizations

Part III: Territorial sovereignty
8: Forms of governmental authority over territory
9: Acquisition and transfer of territorial sovereignty
10: Status of territory: further problems

Part IV: Law of the Sea
11: The territorial sea and other maritime zones
12: Maritime delimitation and associated questions
13: Maritime transit and the regime of the high seas

Part V: The Environment and Natural Resources
14: Common spaces and co-operation in the use of natural resources
15: Legal aspects of the protection of the environment

Part VI: International Transactions
16: The law of treaties
17: Diplomatic and consular relations
18: Unilateral acts, acquiescience, and estoppel
19: Succession to rights and duties

Part VII: State Jurisdiction
20: Sovereignty and equality of states
21: Jurisdictional competence
22: Privileges and immunities of foreign states

Part VIII: Nationality and Related Concepts
23: The relations of nationality
24: Nationality of corporations and assets

Part IX: The Law of Responsibility
25: The conditions for international responsibility
26: Consequences of an internationally wrongful act
27: Multilateral public order and issues of responsibility

Part X: The Protection of Individuals and Groups
28: The international minimum standard: diplomatic protection and protection of investments
29: International human rights
30: International criminal justice

Part XI: Disputes
31: The claims process
32: Third-party settlement of international disputes
33: Use of threat of force by states