The Recognition of Global Higher Education Qualifications in International Law

This book provides a novel approach to the study of international law and higher education. The book examines the issue of the recognition of academic qualifications through the prism of public international law, contending that such recognition depends in part on the credibility of the institution awarding the qualification. This book is the first study to be written from a public international law perspective on this topic. The first part of the book explores the relevant principles of public international law in relation to the recognition of academic qualifications. The second part contains regional treaties and the first ever global treaty prepared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the recognition of qualifications concerning higher education.