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... extremely timely ... Simma's Commentary has again secured its position as the standard work on the law and practice of the UN, and one of the essential reference tools of every academic and practising international lawyer ... Simma's Commentary is undoubtedly the most up-to-date, and, one can safely assume, the most detailed work dealing with the practice of the UN. The depth of research is quite staggering. Australian Year Book of International Law It is impossible in this review to address each of the many impressive components of this reference tool par excellence. The second edition of the Commentary maintains the high standards set by the first edition. Australian Year Book of International Law ... both editions are invaluable resources for all Charter articles, for anyone who has either a passing or serious interest in the UN. If the UN Charter is the constitution for contemporary International Law and Relations, then this work is the seminal commentary about the Charter's original and evolving raison d'etre. ASIL Newsletter (American Society of International Law) ... remarkably accessible. The reader is guided through the legislative history, general meaning and specific problems. This combination of detail and clarity combine to produce an invaluable work of reference for practitioners and a fascinating study for any academic. Law Quarterly Review

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Bruno Simma is Professor of International Law and European Community Law and Director of the Institute of International Law at the University of Munich. Since 1987 he has also been Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. He has held visiting Professorships at the Universities of Siena and Michigan. He is a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the founder editor of the Euorpean Journal of International Law.

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