In the wake of the calamitous events of September 11, 2001, public international law has endured some of the greatest tests of its several-hundred-year history and emerged as one of the most resilient and potent tools available to human society in facing the unsettling global conditions of the early 21st century. As a result, since the appearance of the first edition of this book in 2001, public international law -ostensibly a system of law regulating the relations between states - has continued to evolve and grow in significance for daily life within states. Yet, while the idea of public...