Thomas Buergenthal Books

Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir. Arriving at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp, he became separated first from his mother and then his father but managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life

This Fourth Edition of Public International Law in a Nutshell is a concise yet accurate summary of the field of public international law, covering its basic sources, actors, and procedures, and key subject matter areas, such as human rights, the law of the sea, international environmental law, the law of war, and U.S. foreign relations law. This edition is fully updated to include recent treaties (e.g., on jurisdictional immunities of states), institutions (e.g., the African Court on Human Rights), and Supreme Court decisions (e.g., Sosa and Hamdan).The book is intended to be helpful for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.

Historical Antecedents of International Human Rights Law; United Nations Human Rights System; European System for the Protection of Human Rights; Inter-American Human Rights System; African System of Human and Peoples' Rights; Humanitarian Law; U.S. and International Human Rights; and Non-Governmental Human Rights Organization.