The Italian Yearbook of International Law aims at making accessible to the English speaking public the Italian contribution to the practice and literature of international law. Volume X (2000) is organised in three main sections. The first contains doctrinal contributions featuring inter alia articles on human rights, biotechnology and international environmental law, and the Legality of Use of Force case before the International Court of Justice. A new feature of Volume X (2000) is the inclusion in the first section of surveys on the activity of international...