In time for the 70th anniversary of V. M. Koretsky Institute of state and law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the third (the last) volume of Ukrainian Encyclopedia of International Law was published. Present issue is edited by the Director of Institute, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yurii Shemshuchenko and well-known expert in international law professor Volodymyr Denysov.
Ukrainian Encyclopedia of International Law is the first systematic exposition of all basic concepts and categories of modern international law. International legal terminology located by alphabetical principle, and the third volume of encyclopedia covers the remaining letters (from “M”, in Ukrainian transliteration). The authors deeply and comprehensively analyzed the huge amount of sources and special literature in the area of international law.
Yevhen Samoilenko, senior lecturer at the International, European and Civil Law Department of Academic and Research Institute of Law (Sumy State University), joined to the writing of the third volume of Encyclopedia. He is the author of more than 30 entries: «International maritime law», «International river law», «Nuclear-powered ships», «International lake», «Plebiscite», «International rivers», «Rebus sic stantibus clausula», «Thalweg», «Kotaro Tanaka», «Channel», «Gerald Fitzmaurice», «Richard Falk», «Wolfgang Friedmann», «Manley Hudson», «Louis Henkin», «Bin Cheng», «UN Sixth Committee (Legal)».
Ukrainian «Encyclopedia» is topical publication with its distinctive scientific and practical value. This book can be useful for Ukrainian diplomats, international lawyers, political scientists, lecturers and students of juridical education institutions, and for all those who are interested in issues of international law and international relations.
