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"The original documentary sources of key British contributions to international law spanning the past 100 years are collected for the first time in this unique anthology (set of 4 books). These range from seminal writings of highly qualified British scholars of international law, judgments of British courts, opinions of British judges on international courts and tribunals and pleadings by British advocates; treaties concluded and statements made by the United Kingdom government, British contributions to international legal drafting, legislation and parliamentary debates; to an imaginative selection of other forms of literature.The Editors' introduction explains why, of all the multifarious British contributions, these are the ones that have had the most enduring impact upon the development of international law, from a global perspective. The sheer quality in these texts speaks for itself; these are the must-read and must-keep classic pieces for all interested in international law and the uniquely British contributions to it. Please also see the following related titles:- https://brill.com/view/title/26889 - British Influences on International Law, 1915-2015 https://brill.com/view/title/26680 - The Role of Legal Advisers in International Law"--

In the lexicon of European de-colonisation, counter-insurgency campaigns were fought against anti-imperialism across the periphery of empire from Vietnam to Algeria and from Kenya to Malaya. British propagandists hoped to persuade the inhabitants of South Arabia that Cairos influence was a threat to the freedom of people across the Middle East and to disseminate the message that Egyptian anti-imperialism was counterfeit. During the late 1940's and early 1950's the British government had played a pioneering role in elucidating the organising principles of Cold War propaganda through the medium of a co-ordinated information policy. The eagerness of British administrators in Aden and military planners in Whitehall to direct information policy for the purposes of counter-insurgency led them into direct conflict with the developmentalist view of the Colonial Office. The thin mortar of information policy was ineffective in patching over the attritional effects of the conflict with Nasser at a time when the imperialist edifice was crumbling with alarming speed.

In many areas of Canadian law, the British influence has been pervasive, but in no area has it been more so than in merchant shipping law. Great Britain have long been a seafaring nation and British prosperity and pride have long rested on maritime achievements. Great Britain controlled almost all aspects of colonial merchant shipping, and thus prevented the development of an autonomous Canadian foundation in maritime law. The British influence over Canadian merchant shipping legislation remained pervasive after Confederation and contributed to the failure of Canada to develop a merchant marine, despite Canada being one of the major users of ocean transportation. The current Canadian regime of shipping law, based upon British precedents, is in need of a complete revision if Canada is to take advantage of shipping opportunities presented by recent international political developments, the Arctic, and offshore hydrocarbon exploration. This paper will discuss the enormous British influence on the development of Canadian shipping law.

Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice -- Sir Humphrey Waldock -- Sir Robert Jennings -- Dame Rosalyn Higgins : life and scholarship -- Dame Rosalyn Higgins : Judge of the International Court of Justice -- Dame Rosalyn Higgins : the United Nations -- Sir Christopher Greenwood -- Explicating the contribution of the British Judges to the work of the International Court of Justice.

From the opening of Thailand (Siam) to the West in the middle of the nineteenth century until World War II the dominant European influence in thissmall independent country was that exerted by Great Britain. Although other Europeans played important roles in the technological and administrative development of Thailand, the British were able to retain a pre-eminent position in the affairs of the country. The bulk of Thailand's rice trade was with the British empire, and a British expert was traditionally employed by the Thai absolute monarchs as their leading financial adviser. The British likewise played a vital role in preventing the French from seizing larger territories in Thailand as these two leading colonial powers clashed in Southeast Asia in the 1890's. An agreement between Great Britain and France in 1896 enabled Thailand to retain its national independence, and until World War II Thailand served as a buffer state between the British colonialists in Burma and the French colons in Indochina.

IN GREAT BRITAIN, TORY MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (MEP'S) ARE ORGANIZED AS THE EUROPEAN DEMOCRATIC GROUP. LABOUR MEP'S ARE THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY LABOUR PARTY. EACH OF THESE GROUPS IS AUTONOMOUS OF ITS RESPECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY PARTY AND ITS STRICTURES, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME FORMAL TIES TO THE CENTRAL PARTY. SEVERAL FACTORS SUGGEST THAT MEP'S SHOULD BE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN BRITISH POLITICS. HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SO. THIS STUDY ADDRESSES A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CURRENTLY HAVE LITTLE INFLUENCE ON BRITISH POLICY TOWARD THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND CONCLUDES BY SUGGESTING THAT THE PROSPECTS FOR INCREASED INFLUENCE ARE NOT GREAT.