Welcome to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Welcome to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) online edition, edited by Rüdiger Wolfrum. This is a fully updated online edition of the Encyclopedia of Public International Law published in print between 1991 and 2001 under the general editorship of Rudolf Bernhardt.
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"No public international law collection could attain respectability without this work"
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What's New
The August 2010 upload adds 40 new articles to the Encyclopedia. Two of the articles in particular exemplify the way that the Encyclopedia's content addresses the international law aspects of topical issues in international affairs. The Lockerbie Cases article explains the ICJ proceedings and the criminal trial which saw the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi whose controversial release in 2009 has led to diplomatic tensions between the UK and USA. The international law background to Kosovo's declaration of independence which was the subject of an ICJ Advisory Opinion in July 2010 can be found in the article on Territorial Integrity and Political Independence.
The total number of articles is now 1,207.
The next upload will be in December 2010.
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