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International law, openly available

Open-access academic textbooks, freely available

A free textbook in public international law, published online as it is written and made available in carefully curated translations.

Read the chapters. Follow the project. Use the materials freely under the applicable licence.

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Public International Law

An overview of the structure, sources, and actors of public international law.

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Browse the available chapters, choose a language, and follow the project as the book develops.

A living textbook

New chapters are added as they are completed. Existing chapters may be revised to reflect legal developments, improve clarity, and respond to feedback.

Curated translations

Each translated edition is reviewed for legal accuracy, conceptual fidelity, and natural expression in the target language.

Free to use

The textbook is freely available for reading, study, and teaching under the terms of its open licence.

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