Download or read book International Law and the Role of Domestic Legal Systems written by Benedetto Conforti and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1993-06-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an updated version of the General Course on public international law given by the author in French at the Hague Academy of International Law in 1988. It provides an outline of the Law of Nations in a perspective that focuses on its application and development through domestic courts and other legal actors'. It is based on the idea that international law is no longer the exclusive province of diplomats but must evolve under the guidance of all State organs charged with applying the law.