Latest major book by Danae Azaria 'State Silence Across International Law' published

Across 16 chapters, “State Silence Across International Law” explores the legal meaning and effects of State silence in international law-making and law-evolution across multiple fields of international law.

Dr Azaria is grateful to all 21 contributors: Sir Michael Wood, Dr Dr. Omri Sender, Professor Duncan Hollis, Dr Barrie Sander, Professor Sandesh Sivakumaran, Dr Talita Dias, Professor Andreas Zimmermann, Dr. Nils-Hendrik Grohmann, Olivia Daniels, Professor Larry Helfer, Professor Gabrielle Marceau, Rebecca Walker, Professor Rob Howse, Professor August Reinisch, Dr Johannes Tropper, Professor Giovanni Distefano, Dr Aymeric Hêche, Dr Lorenzo Gasbarri, Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin, Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice.

She also thanks, on behalf of the contributors, OUP; the research assistants on the State Silence team (Roel Walravens, Paula Nuno, Dr Xiao Mao, and Alastair Stewart); and the ERC for helping bring this project to fruition.

Professor Pierre d’Argent (former President of ESIL) endorsed this book stating:

'Masterfully conducted and put together by Danae Azaria, this outstanding collective research on the legal meaning of State silence across various fields of international law will be much talked about. While silence is always deeply contextual, giving it legal significance—or not—ultimately rests on commonsensical considerations that betray a certain understanding of social relations. Silence is thus not only crucial for what it means, but most importantly for what allows us to make it meaningful. In other words, State silence speaks volumes about the very possibility of law in the international community.'

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