"An excellent primer for International Relations courses, and all potential readers interested in the interplay of law and politics....[Scott provides] succinct and authoritative coverage of the ties between contemporary world events and the norms that supposedly govern them."---UN21 Newsletter, ASIL

"This is a superb treatment of the subject matter."---Choice

"Writing an easily accessible but still comprehensive text on the role of international law in current world politics is not easy, yet it is exactly what shirley Scott has accomplished with this excellent introductory book."---Hanne Hagtvedt VIK, Journal of Peace Research

"This is an excellent introductory book and should be appropriate for a wide range of survey/introductory courses in international law."---John King Gamble, Australian Yearbook of International Law