Welcome to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Welcome to the online edition of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, edited by Rüdiger Wolfrum, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. This comprehensive resource contains peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law, and is essential for anyone researching or teaching international law.
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What's New
The March 2012 update adds over 200 new articles. Highlights include highly-anticipated contributions on such central topics as Foreign Relations, International Co-operation, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, bringing the total number of live articles to 1618.
View a list of the most recently published and updated articles.
View a complete list of all planned articles, including those not yet published.
How to Cite an Article
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Links and Cross References
All articles are linked to the Oxford Law Citator 
. To find out more about this see the FAQs.
View a complete list of abbreviations used in the Encyclopedia.
Reviews of the Encyclopedia
"No public international law collection could attain respectability without this work"
Mary Rumsey, Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian, University of Minnesota Law Library
"This monumental resource will be useful for scholarly researchers and practitioners in the area of public international law"
Shannon Graff Hysell, American Reference Books Annual
"The Encyclopedia of Public International Law online will prove to be an invaluable first stop for your international law research"
Seattle University Law Library
