DIGEST OF U.S. PRACTICE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

The International Law Institute is proud to co-publish, along with Oxford University Press, annual volumes of the Digest of United States Practice in International Law, written by the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State.

This annual compilation of documents and commentary highlighting significant developments in public and private international law is an invaluable resource for practitioners and scholars in the field.

Each edition compiles excerpts from documents such as treaties, diplomatic notes and correspondence, legal opinion letters, judicial decisions, Senate committee reports and press releases. Each document is selected by members of the Legal Adviser's Office of the U.S. Department of State, based on their judgments about the significance of the issues, their potential relevance to future situations, and their likely interest to scholars and practitioners. In almost every case, the commentary to each excerpt is accompanied by a citation to the full text.

ILI wishes to extend our special appreciation to the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State; Elizabeth R. Wilcox, Editor; William Mays, Editor, International Law Institute; Oxford University Press, co-publishers; and Prof. Don Wallace, Jr, Chairman, International Law Institute.