Book I: Diplomacy in General
1. Diplomacy: A Short History from Pre-Classical Origins to the Fall of the Berlin Wall
2. The Changes in and Challenges of Modern Diplomacy
3. Introduction to International Law
4. The State: its Concept as a Legal Person in International Law
Book II: Diplomatic and Consular Relations
5. Functions of Diplomatic Missions and Consulates
6. Diplomatic Communication
7. Precedence, Credentials and Agrement for Heads of Mission
8. Appointment and Function of Consuls
9. Consular Access and Protection
10. The Diplomatic Mission, the Corps, Breach of Relations and Protection of Interests
11. Terrorism and Diplomacy
Book III: Privileges and Immunities
12. Privileges and Immunities of the State, the Head of State, State officials, and State agencies
13. Privileges and Immunities of Diplomatic Missions
14. Privileges and Immunities of Diplomatic Agents
15. Special Missions
Book IV: Multilateral Diplomacy, Human Rights, and International Organizations
16. Multilateral Diplomacy
17. Human Rights
18. The United Nations-I The Charter and its Operation
19. The United Nations-II Specialized Agencies, Funds and Programmes, Regional Commissions, and Special Bodies
20. International Financial Institutions and Bodies
21. The European Union-I Development, Structure, and Decision-Making
22. The European Union-II External Relations
23. Other International and Regional Organizations: Commonwealth, NATO, Council of Europe, OAS, AU, ASEAN, CIS, Francophonie, Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Gulf Cooperation Council, OSCE
Book V: International Disputes and Courts
24. Prevention and Management of Conflict and Settlement of Disputes
25. International Court of Justice
26. Prosecutions: The International Criminal Court and other Tribunals
Book VI: Alternative (Including Track 2) Diplomacy
27. Public Diplomacy and its Offshoots
28. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs)
29. Secret or Back-Channel Diplomacy, Secret Intelligence, Religious and Other Unconventional Diplomatic Actors
Book VII: Treaties and Treaty-Making
30. International Conferences
31. Treaties and Other International Instruments-I General Definition; Treaty Formalities
32. Treaties and Other International Instruments-II Most common forms: Treaty/Convention/Agreement/Protocol
33. Treaties and Other International Instruments-III Pact/Act/Modus Vivendi/Declaration/Exchange of Notes/Memorandum of Understanding/Final Act
34. Treaties and Other International Instruments-IV Ratification, Accession, Acceptance and Approval, Treaty Succession
35. Treaties and Other International Instruments-V Interpretation, Reservations, Termination; the effects of war on treaties; ius cogens
Book VIII: Envoi
36. Advice to Diplomats
Appendix I: The Language of Diplomacy
Appendix II: Conferences
Paris Peace Conference, 1946
Japanese Peace Conference, 1951
Geneva Conference, 1954
International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, 1992
Author Information
Ivor Roberts, Former British Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Ireland, and Italy
Sir Ivor Roberts entered the Diplomatic Service in 1968. From 1989 to 1993 he was Minister in the British Embassy in Madrid. He was appointed Charge d’Affaires and Consul – General in Belgrade in March 1994, and after recognition of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by the United Kingdom, he became Ambassador. During his time in Belgrade he conducted negotiations on behalf of the international mediators (Lord Owen and Carl Bildt) with both the Yugoslav authorities and the Bosnian Serbs. From January 1998 to February 1999 he was on a sabbatical as a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony’s College, Oxford, writing and lecturing on his experiences in Yugoslavia. From February 1999 to March 2003 he served as British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and from May 2003 to September 2006 as Ambassador to Italy. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in September 2006 on his election as the President of Trinity College Oxford. He retired from this post in 2017.
Contributors:
(Sir) Ivor Roberts KCMG: (editor) former British Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland, and Italy.
David Bentley CB: Former Legal Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Deputy Legal Adviser, Home Office.
(Sir) Frank Berman KCMG, QC: Visiting Professor of International Law in the University of Oxford, Barrister and international arbitrator, former Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice, former Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Paul Berman: Director, Legal Service, Council of the European Union; formerly Director, Cabinet Office European Law Division; Legal Counsellor, Foreign & Commonwealth Office; and Legal Counsellor, UK Permanent Representation to the European Union.
Amal Clooney: Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers and Visiting Professor, Columbia Law School.
Eileen Denza CMG: formerly Legal Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Counsel to the EC Committee, House of Lords, and Visiting Professor, University College, London.
Tom Fletcher CMG: Visiting Professor of International Relations, New York University; former British Ambassador to Lebanon and Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to Prime Ministers Blair, Brown and Cameron.
Joanne Foakes: Associate Fellow, Chatham House and formerly a Legal Counsellor in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
(Lady) Hazel Fox, CMG, QC: Barrister, formerly Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and General Editor of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly.
(Sir) Emyr Jones Parry GCMG: Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, former British Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council and to the United Nations, New York.
Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG: Distinguished Fellow, Chatham House, formerly Visiting Professor, University College London, formerly a Deputy Legal Adviser in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
