Kindred’s International Law Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied in Canada, 9th Edition emphasizes the experience and practice of international law from a Canadian perspective both domestically and in foreign relations. A publication of long-standing quality and distinguished reputation, this text has been repeatedly cited as an authority in the Supreme Court of Canada and lower courts for decades. It delivers a comprehensive overview of the foundational concepts, principles, sources, and institutions of the international legal system, and examines specific subject areas of importance in the world today.

The ninth edition includes new insights from Gib van Ert, former Executive Legal Officer to the Chief Justice of Canada, and scholars Frédéric Mégret and Payam Akhavan. Additionally, readers will benefit from updated commentary and excerpts on recent treaty developments related to NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

This is the only publication of its kind that can offer its reader the guidance and legal sources required to develop a solid and multifaceted understanding of international law from a Canadian perspective.

• Insights from new members of the author team: Gib van Ert, Frédéric Mégret, and Payam Akhavan.
• Expands on existing areas of coverage with updated extracts, discussion, and case law.
• Extensive revisions to Chapter 3: Domestic Reception of International Law.

Chapter 1: Sources of International Law
Chapter 2: International Legal Persons
Chapter 3: Domestic Reception of International Law
Chapter 4: State Jurisdiction
Chapter 5: State Responsibility
Chapter 6: International Criminal Law
Chapter 7: International Humanitarian Law
Chapter 8: International Human Rights Law
Chapter 9: Law of the Sea
Chapter 10: Protection of the Environment
Chapter 11: Limitation of the Use of Force

Appendix A Charter of the United Nations
Appendix B Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations
Appendix C Statute of the International Court of Justice
Appendix D Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Appendix E Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Appendix F Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Appendix G International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Appendix H International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Appendix I United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea