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Oxford University Press The Limits of International Law The Limits of International Law
Book SynopsisIn The Limits of International Law, Goldsmith and Posner argue that international law matters, but that it is less powerful than public officials, legal experts, and the media believe. International law, they contend, is simply a product of states pursuing their interests on the international stage.Trade Review"refreshing and timely"--The Weekly Standard"...a valuable contribution to international relations and a useful book for lawmakers and laymen alike."--The Weekly Standard"Scholars have long debated why and when states comply with international law; one widely held view is that states do so out of a sense of moral obligation or a desire for legitimacy. This elegantly argued book... offers a simpler and more instrumental explanation: states agree to and follow international law only when it is in their national self-interest."--Foreign Affairs"Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner boldly and ambitiously set out to answer a host of traditional questions posed by critics and advocates of international law.... As the central theme, the single most distinctive character of the book is the employment of rational choice theory as it relates to international law.... The creativity displayed here should now whet the appetite of other legal scholars to approach the international law and politics relationship from the perpsective of prospect theory, or pursuing policy on the fear of losing an objective."--The Law and Politics Book Review"[B]oldly and ambitiously set[s] out to answer a host of traditional questions posed by critics and advocates of international law."--Law and Politics Book Review"How much effect does international law actually have on how nations behave? Goldsmith and Posner ask trenchant questions and offer thought-provoking answers in a pioneering effort to address that question through the prism of rational choice theory. There will be a long and vigorous debate about the utility of their approach. Agree with them or not, their boldness and innovation provide a welcome effort at injecting greater analytic rigor into international law scholarship."--Michael J. Glennon, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University"At a time of rising interest in the intersection of international law and international relations scholarship, Goldsmith and Posner throw down a gauntlet likely to infuriate many traditional international lawyers. Their insistence that international legal obligations are equal part coincidence and rational state self-interest, nothing more, demands and will certainly get an answer. Equally important is their claim to be the heirs of Kennan and Morgenthau in cautioning against the perils of what they perceive to be a new round of legalism-moralism. They have thus raised the political as much as the methodological stakes in what is likely to be a heated and timely debate."--Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University"Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner have written a compelling study which provides an elegant analytic framework for understanding when international law matters and when it does not. Goldsmith and Posner show that some kinds of international law are very consequential while others are not. After this study it will be difficult for any serious observer to treat customary international law as if it were a constraint on rather than an manifestation of changing state power and preferences."--Stephen D. Krasner, Department of Political Science, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPART I: CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW; PART II: TREATIES; PART III: RHETORIC, MORALITY, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
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Oxford University Press Inc International Copyright 4th Edition
Book SynopsisInternational Copyright surveys and analyzes the legal doctrines affecting copyright practice around the world, in both transactional and litigation settings. It provides a step-by-step methodology for advising clients involved in exploiting creative works in or from foreign countries. Written by two of the most esteemed experts of copyright law in the United States and Europe, this volume is a unique synthesis of copyright law and practice, taking into account the Berne Convention, the TRIPs Agreement, the ongoing harmonization of copyright in the European Union, and the impact of the Internet. National copyright rules on protectible subject matter, ownership, term, and rights are covered in detail and compared from country to country, as are topics on moral rights and neighboring rights. Separate sections cover such important topics as territoriality, national treatment and choice of law, as well as the treaty and trade arrangements that underlie substantive copyright norms.Trade ReviewWhilst providing comprehensive coverage of all the global topics around copyright, the book is written in an easily accessible manner, explaining complex issues in an understandable way, with helpful headings to be able to locate a particular subject area efficiently. ... This book will be of particular use to copyright lawyers and practitioners working with international licenses, agreements or litigation, or dealing with oversees exploitation. Academics, researchers and students looking at the international copyright system will find this to be an exhaustive resource. * Hayleigh Bosher, IPKAT Blog *Table of ContentsPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS JOURNALS PART I Principles of International Copyright CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 The Legal Traditions CHAPTER 3 The Norms of International Copyright CHAPTER 4 Territoriality, National Treatment, Jurisdiction, and Conflict of Laws CHAPTER 5 Scope and Points of Attachment of International Protection PART II Substantive Copyright Law CHAPTER 6 Subject Matter of Copyright and Neighboring Rights CHAPTER 7 Authorship and Ownership CHAPTER 8 Term of Protection CHAPTER 9 Economic Rights CHAPTER 10 Moral Rights CHAPTER 11 Exemptions, Statutory Licenses, and Other Limitations on Exclusive Rights CHAPTER 12 Enforcement APPENDICES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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Oxford University Press, USA State Responsibility Part I System of Law of Nations System of the Law of Nations Part I
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Oxford University Press Principles of International Financial Law
Book SynopsisThe third edition continues to provide succinct analysis of the principles, rules, and concepts underpinning the practice of international finance and is updated to include cryptocurrencies and technology in financial markets.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Money 3: Payment 4: Personal and Property Rights 5: Intangibles as Property 6: The Legal Nature of the International Bond Market 7: Fiduciary Duties and How They Arise 8: Fiduciary Duties in Financial Markets 9: Credit Support in Financial Markets 10: Security Interests 11: The Construction of Financial Contracts
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Oxford University Press, USA Rectifying International Injustice Principles of Compensation and Restitution Between Nations
Book SynopsisThe history of international relations is characterized by widespread injustice. What implications does this have for those living in the present? Many writers have dismissed the moral urgency of rectificatory justice in a domestic context, as a result of their forward-looking accounts of distributive justice. Rectifying International Injustice argues that historical international injustice raises a series of distinct theoretical problems, as a result of the popularity of backward-looking accounts of distributive justice in an international context. It lays out three morally relevant forms of connection with the past, based in ideas of benefit, entitlement and responsibility. Those living in the present may have obligations to pay compensation to those in other states insofar as they are benefiting, and others are suffering, as a result of the effects of historic injustice. They may be in possession of property which does not rightly belong to them, but to which others have inherited entitlements. Finally, they may be members of political communities which bear collective responsibility for an ongoing failure to rectify historic injustice. Rectifying International Injustice considers each of these three linkages with the past in detail. It examines the complicated relationship between rectificatory justice and distributive justice, and argues that many of those who resist cosmopolitan demands for the global redistribution of resources have failed to appreciate the extent to which past wrongdoing undermines the legitimacy of contemporary resource holdings.Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Why worry about historic injustice? ; 3. International libertarianism ; 4. Compensation for historic international injustice ; 5. Restitution and inheritance ; 6. Nations, overlapping generations and historic injustice ; Conclusion ; Index
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Oxford University Press On Global Order Power Values and the Constitution of International Society Paperback
Book SynopsisHow is the world organized politically? How should it be organized? What forms of political organization are required to deal with such global challenges as climate change, terrorism, or nuclear proliferation? Drawing on work in international law, international relations, and global governance, this book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the analysis of global political order -- how patterns of governance and institutionalization in world politics have already changed; what the most important challenges are; and what the way forward might look like.The first section develops three analytical frameworks: a world of sovereign states capable of only limited cooperation; a world of ever-denser international institutions embodying the idea of an international community; and a world in which global governance moves beyond the state and into the realms of markets, civil society and networks. Part II examines five of the most important issues facing contemporary international sTrade ReviewThis is one of the finest books on the normative dimension of global governance published in the past decade. Utilizing insights from the English School, liberal institutionalism, and constructivism, the author addresses some of the most profound questions on the nature, limitations, and possibilities of global order in the twenty-first century...On Global Order should serve as a resource for a wide range of readers, including scholars and students of international relations and international law, international civil servants, diplomats, and journalists. * Samuel M. Makinda, Ethics and International Affairs *On Global Order consciously and successfully sets out to be the twenty-first-century version of The Anarchical Society...a major statement and required reading for anyone interested in the theory and practice of international relations. * Chris Brown Political Studies Review *stands out as an oasis of clarity, intellectual honesty and wisdom in the desert of obscure platitudes ... * Survival *This book has been eagerly anticipated and it does not disappoint. Its principal concern is with the challenges of global order: capturing shared interests, managing unequal power, and mediating value conflict This is a subtle and challenging book at every level, and its prime characteristic is its consistent eschewal of facile options, either analytical or prescriptive. * Perspectives on Politics *Hurrell avows himself explicitly to the tradition of neo-Grotianism established in particular by Hedley Bull and, more generally, by the English School of International Relations. He delivers, however, an essential contribution to the overcoming of a conceptual shortcoming which affected Bull's theory of the 'international society' ... [and] Hurrell consistently improves and substantiates the conceptual instruments traditionally used by the English School of International Relations. * The European Journal of International Law *Table of Contents1. Governing the globe ; PART I: FRAMEWORKS ; 2. The anarchical society revisited ; 3. State solidarism and global liberalism ; 4. Complex governance beyond the state ; PART II: ISSUES ; 5. Nationalism and the politics of identity ; 6. Human rights and democracy ; 7. War, violence and collective security ; 88. Economic globalization in an unequal world ; 9. The ecological challenge ; PART III: ALTERNATIVES ; 10. One world? Many worlds? ; 11. Empire reborn? ; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS ; 12. The state of international society and the pursuit of justice ; Biobliography
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Oxford University Press, USA Recognizing States International Society and the Establishment of New States Since 1776
Book SynopsisThis book examines recognition of new states, the practice historically employed to regulate membership in international society. The last twenty years have witnessed new or lingering demands for statehood in different areas of the world. The claims of some, like those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, Croatia, Georgia and East Timor, have achieved general recognition; those of others, like Kosovo, Tamil Eelam, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Somaliland, have not. However, even as most of these claims gave rise to major conflicts and international controversies, the criteria for acknowledgment of new states have elicited little systematic scholarship. Drawing upon writings of English School theorists, this study charts the practice from the late eighteenth century until the present. Its central argument is that for the past two hundred years state recognition has been tied to the idea of self-determination of peoples. Two versions of the idea have underpinned the practice throughout most of this period - self-determination as a negative and a positive right. The negative idea, dominant from 1815 to 1950, took state recognition to be acknowledgment of an achievement of de facto statehood by a people desiring independence. Self-determination was expressed through, and externally gauged by, self-attainment. The positive idea, prevalent since the 1950s, took state recognition to be acknowledgment of an entitlement to independence in international law. The development of self-determination as a positive international right, however, has not led to a disappearance of claims of statehood that stand outside of its confines. Groups that are deeply dissatisfied with the countries in which they presently find themselves continue to make demands for independence even though they may have no positive entitlement to it. The book concludes by expressing doubt that contemporary international society can find a sustainable basis for recognizing new states other than the original standard of de facto statehood.Trade ReviewFabry...has produced a book that is well-written, well-constructed, well-documented, and truly comprehensive. Fabry's book is an exemplary account of the theory, history and practice of recognising new states. His range is impressive, his nuances valid and his scholarship impeccable. Historians, lawyers and international relations specialists should all welcome this book. * Alan Sked, Diplomacy and Statecraft *The book is highly successful in demonstrating how norms and principles have changed with respect to recognizing states. Fabry is particularly good at clarifying principles and comparing and contrasting them from one period to the next. The cases throughout are well researched and display solid judgment and analysis. The book is crisply written and well organized. * Robert S. Snyder, The Review of Politics *This book is vividly written, well adorned with supporting citations, and one of the best substantive restatements of the law of state recognition. That it features historical details about each period covered, coupled with practical contemporary applications, makes it must reading for anyone in search of expertise on the recognition of statehood. * ASIL UN21 Newsletter *This work contributes positively to collections emphasizing international relations theory and the evolution and operation of international norms, law, and institutions. * S. P. Duffy, Social and Behavioral Sciences *Well-crafted historical chapters ... not over-burdened with theoretical discussions and debate ... [a] rich historical account of two centuries of the birthing of new states. * Daniel M. Green, International Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of Tables ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. State Recognition prior to 1815 ; 2. New States in Latin America ; 3. New States in Nineteenth-Century Europe ; 4. New States between 1918 and 1945 ; 5. New States in Decolonization after 1945 ; 6. New States in the Post-Cold War Period ; Conclusion ; Bibliography
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics
Book SynopsisThe study of law and politics is one of the foundation stones of the discipline of political science, and it has been one of the most productive areas of cross-fertilization between the various subfields of political science and between political science and other cognate disciplines. This Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the field of law and politics in all its diversity, ranging from such traditional subjects as theories of jurisprudence, constitutionalism, judicial politics and law-and-society to such re-emerging subjects as comparative judicial politics, international law, and democratization. The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics gathers together leading scholars in the field to assess key literatures shaping the discipline today and to help set the direction of research in the decade ahead.Trade ReviewThe editors have assembled an extremely impressive list of scholars from law and political science -- a veritable who's who in the field -- and have produced a volume that defines an ambitious agenda for the study of law and politics for the next generation. * John Ferejohn, Carolyn S. G. Munro Professor of Political Science, Stanford University *I strongly recommend purchasing The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics ... The essays the editors have assassed not only review a solid base of knowledge but they also identify new puzzles to pursue and possibilities for collaboration ... For me, the bottom line is this. I am more excited about our field than I was before reading the handbook. I am anxious to get back to work on the problems the handbook addresses. I would strongly recommend purchasing it and using it in your classes. I surely will. * Jeffrey K. Staton, Emory University, in Law and Politics Book Review *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: APPROACHES; PART III: COMPARATIVE JUDICIAL POLITICS; PART IV: INTERNATIONAL AND SUPRANATIONAL LAW; PART V: FORMS OF LEGAL ORDER; PART VI: SOURCES OF LAW AND THEORIES OF JURISPRUDENCE; PART VII: THE AMERICAN JUDICIAL CONTEXT; PART VIII: THE POLITICAL AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT OF COURTS IN THE UNITED STATES; PART IX: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO LAW AND POLITICS; PART X: OLD AND NEW
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Oxford University Press (UK) Global Migration Governance
Book SynopsisUnlike many other trans-boundary policy areas, international migration lacks coherent global governance. There is no UN migration organization and states have signed relatively few multilateral treaties on migration. Instead sovereign states generally decide their own immigration policies. However, given the growing politicisation of migration and the recognition that states cannot always address migration in isolation from one another, a debate has emerged about what type of international institutions and cooperation are required to meet the challenges of international migration. Until now, though, that emerging debate on global migration governance has lacked a clear analytical understanding of what global migration governance actually is, the politics underlying it, and the basis on which we can make claims about what ''better'' migration governance might look like. In order to address this gap, the book brings together a group of the world''s leading experts on migration to consider the global governance of different aspects of migration. The chapters offer an accessible introduction to the global governance of low-skilled labour migration, high-skilled labour migration, irregular migration, lifestyle migration, international travel, refugees, internally displaced persons, human trafficking and smuggling, diaspora, remittances, and root causes. Each of the chapters explores the three same broad questions: What, institutionally, is the global governance of migration in that area? Why, politically, does that type of governance exist? How, normatively, can we ground claims about the type of global governance that should exist in that area? Collectively, the chapters enhance our understanding of the international politics of migration and set out a vision for international cooperation on migration.Trade ReviewThe book provides significant insights into three aspects of global migration governance: the institutions, the politics, and the possible evolution. * Benoît Mayer, International Journal of Refugee Law *Alexander Betts is one of a handful of scholars who have mastered the complex field of Global Migration Governance. This large and impressive volume covers the topic from every conceivable angle, and it gets the difficult mix of empirical analysis and policy recommendation right. As the global conversation about migration governance continues over the coming years, this work will remain the standard reference. * Randall Hansen, Canada Research Chair in Political Science, University of Toronto *Global Migration Governance is an invaluable contribution to migration research and studies of global governance more broadly. Drawing on useful concepts derived from International Relations, the excellent contributions draw a picture of a multilayered, fragmented and yet quite encompassing set of formal and informal governance arrangements that mirror the diversity of challenges associated with global population flows. * Sandra Lavenex, Professor of International Politics, University of Lucerne *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Global Migration Governance ; 2. Low-Skilled Migration ; 3. High-Skilled Labour Migration ; 4. Irregular Migration ; 5. International Travel ; 6. Lifestyle Migration ; 7. Environmental Migration ; 8. UNHCR and the Global Governance of Refugees ; 9. Internally Displaced Persons ; 10. Human Trafficking and Smuggling ; 11. Remittances ; 12. Diasporas ; 13. Root Causes ; Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Disadvantage
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be disadvantaged? Is it possible to compare different disadvantages? What should governments do to move their societies in the direction of equality, where equality is to be understood both in distributional and social terms? Linking rigorous analytical philosophical theory with broad empirical studies, including interviews conducted for the purpose of this book, Wolff and de-Shalit show how taking theory and practice together is essential if the theory is to be rich enough to be applied to the real world, and policy systematic enough to have purpose and justification.The book is in three parts. Part 1 presents a pluralist analysis of disadvantage, modifying the capability theory of Sen and Nussbaum to produce the ''genuine opportunity for secure functioning'' view. This emphasises risk and insecurity as a central component of disadvantage. Part 2 shows how to identify the least advantaged in society even on a pluralist view. The authors suggest that disadvantage 'Trade ReviewReview from previous edition A book for those who ask what we should do about the gross injustices that face us here and now * Serena Olsaretti, Times Literary Supplement *an extremely engaging book ... their aim of providing a link between philosophy and public policy is one of the most attractive features of this volume. Without a doubt, Disadvantage constitutes an important contribution to the egalitarian debate about social justice. * Cristian Perez Muñoz, Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsPART 1: THE SECURE FUNCTIONINGS APPROACH ; 1. The pluralism of disadvantage ; 2. Functionings ; 3. Risk ; 4. Opportunity and responsibility ; PART 2: APPLYING THEORY TO PRACTICE ; 5. The indexing problem ; 6. Measuring functionings ; 7. Clustering of disadvantage and empirical research ; PART 3: PUBLIC POLICY ; 8. Declustering disadvantage ; 9. Priority to the least advantaged ; 10. Addressing disadvantage while respecting people ; Appendix 1: Details of the interviews ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Changing Character of War
Book SynopsisOver the last decade (and indeed ever since the Cold War), the rise of insurgents and non-state actors in war, and their readiness to use terror and other irregular methods of fighting, have led commentators to speak of ''new wars''. They have assumed that the ''old wars'' were waged solely between states, and were accordingly fought between comparable and ''symmetrical'' armed forces. Much of this commentary has lacked context or sophistication. It has been bounded by norms and theories more than the messiness of reality. Fed by the impact of the 9/11 attacks, it has privileged some wars and certain trends over others. Most obviously it has been historically unaware. But it has also failed to consider many of the other dimensions which help us to define what war is - legal, ethical, religious, and social. The Changing Character of War, the fruit of a five-year interdisciplinary programme at Oxford of the same name, draws together all these themes, in order to distinguish between what Table of ContentsPART I: THE NEED FOR A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: WHAT HAS CHANGED?; PART II: THE PURPOSE OF WAR: WHY GO TO WAR?; PART III: THE CHANGING IDENTITIES OF COMBATANTS: WHO FIGHTS?; PART IV: THE CHANGING IDENTITIES OF NON-COMBATANTS; PART V: THE IDEAS WHICH ENABLE US TO UNDERSTAND WAR
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Oxford University Press Defending Humanity
Book SynopsisIn Defending Humanity , internationally acclaimed legal scholar George P. Fletcher and Jens David Ohlin, a leading expert on international criminal law, tackle one of the most important and controversial questions of our time: When is war justified? When a nation is attacked, few would deny that it has the right to respond with force. But what about preemptive and preventive wars, or crossing another state''s border to stop genocide? Was Israel justified in initiating the Six Day War, and was NATO''s intervention in Kosovo legal? What about the U.S. invasion of Iraq?In their provocative new book, Fletcher and Ohlin offer a groundbreaking theory on the legality of war with clear guidelines for evaluating these interventions. The authors argue that much of the confusion on the subject stems from a persistent misunderstanding of the United Nations Charter. The Charter appears to be very clear on the use of military force: it is only allowed when authorized by the Security Council or in seTrade Review"Defending Humanity may be viewed as a protracted and fascinating effort to show that certain intuitive conclusions regarding the use of international force are justified and reinforced by international law...Fletcher and Ohlin serve up much thoughtful discussion and a number of fascinating historical opinions and observations...Upon completing the book, I felt a bond of kinship with the authors and an appreciation for their willingness to undertake such a worthy exploration."--International Journal of World Peace "With its elegant distinctions and provocative theories, Defending Humanity offers a much needed rethinking of the disparate justifications for war. But at least as importantly, it is methodologically diverse, presenting a rich tapestry of comparative, criminal, and international law. A must read."--Kim Ferzan, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Institute for Law and Philosophy, Rutgers University, School of Law, Camden "The publication of this book is an exciting event for those who care about the legal regulation of war. Ranging over diverse legal and philosophical traditions, the authors analyze and evaluate theories of self-defense in criminal law in order to develop a plausible account of legitimate defense. They then extend this account to enhance our understanding of self-defense in the international law of war. Defending Humanity is philosophically informed, erudite yet accessible, and lively and pugnacious without being polemical. I read it with continuous pleasure."--Jeff McMahan, author of The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life "Provocative and innovative.... George Fletcher and Jens Ohlin's book, Defending Humanity, presents a remarkable tour through the theoretical, historical, and cultural justifications for the use of force by one country against another.... Defending Humanity is an exellent book, and its probing analysis should help sharpen readers' own views."--Harold J. Krent, Dean and Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law. "The two Columbia professors provide a carefully thought out set of guidelines on what counts as 'defense,' when humanitarian interventions are legitimate, why preemptive and preventive wars are almost always impossible,...and much more. Carefully reasoned from the standpoint of those who still rely on violence to achieve national ends, this book should become a classic for the foreign policy 'realists.'"--Tikkun "A stimulating and provocative book, deserving a wide readership and a central place in debates about the role of military force in international affairs...an excellent, thought-provoking, and, not least, timely book. Its main line of argument concerning the defensive use of military force draws on notions of self-defense found in several traditions of domestic law, and does so in original and insightful ways. The result is a much more fine-grained notion of self-defense in international law than what figures in most current debates."--Ethics & International Affairs "Fletcher and Ohlin present us with a valuable and significant contribution to theories and arguments about the use of force in international law. They formulate a coherent set of principles be which the legitimacy of defensive actions can be tested which bridge the divide between philosophy and legal theory."--Charlotte Peevers, PhD Candidate, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Murder Among Nations ; 2. How to Talk Self Defense ; 3. A Theory of Legitimate Defense ; 4. The Six Elements of Legitimate Defense ; 5. Excusing International Aggression ; 6. Humanitarian Intervention ; 7. Preemptive and Preventive Wars ; 8. The Collective Dimension of War ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Index
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Yale University Press Regulating Covert Action
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The International Politics of Mass Atrocities
Book SynopsisThe ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan has stimulated a huge amount of political and academic interest across the world. The crisis has been both reflective and constitutive of key areas of contestation and change within contemporary international society. This book examines the crisis in Darfur as a case study of some of the wider debates currently taking place within International Relations theory. Using the conceptual framework developed by English School theorists, specifically their concept of international society and the related idea of good international citizenship, this book examines a wide range of issues: foreign policy analysis, theories of norm diffusion, international organizations, peace operations, international criminal justice and war law, the causes and nature of contemporary warfare, and the international relations of Africa.Making an important contribution to the debate about the meaning and limits of international society, this book will be oTrade Review'This collection of essays provide an elegant reminder of why international society is a contested concept and Darfur is a contested conflict. A first-rate piece of work about the central dilemmas facing governments, international organizations, NGOs, and citizens.' - Professor Thomas G. Weiss, The CUNY Graduate Center, USA'Despite the attention focused on the conflict in Darfur since it broke out in 20003, there have been few systematic studies that probe the role of major regional and international players in the conflict. Black and Williams’ The International Politics of Atrocities: The Case of Darfur, fills this lacunae. Against the backdrop of the turbulence in Sudanese politics, the book has cogently assembled a broad range of expertise to examine the roles of multilateral and bilateral actors. The chapters are neatly woven around the organizing theme of the possibilities and limits to good international citizenship. The book is bound to find wide readership and improve our understanding of the complexity of external action and inaction in Darfur.' - Gilbert M. Khadiagala, Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations, The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa'For me, this important book teaches us, through the evidence provided by regional specialists on Darfur from a variety of countries, that there is less to the notions of 'international society', 'international community', 'good international citizenship', 'solidarism', and 'responsibility to protect' than their official and academic proponents claim. Tragically, such a verdict is always likely to be starkest when 'mass atrocities' occur in Africa.' - Professor Ken Booth FBA, Senior Research Associate, Aberystwyth University, UK'It will …be an invaluable resource for scholars of Darfur, human rights, and humanitarian intervention.' - Kenneth A. Rodman, William R. Cotter Distinguished Professor of Government, Colby College, USA'This is an excellent volume: well-conceived, designed, researched and written… represents the very best of case-specific scholarship on the difficult (issue) of collective responses to genocidal conflict…(N)icely integrates IR theory and the details of this particular case. The study blends well broader concerns such as the existence and capacity of an "international society" and the tenaciously problematic case of Darfur.…gives the international response to Darfur a clear yardstick and we gain real insights into the challenges of the context and the failures of a robust and effective international response.' - Tim Sisk, Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development and International Peace, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver‘This book is innovative and noteworthy in bringing together a range of writers who jointly outline the response of "international society", as contested a notion as that is, to the tangled conflict in Darfur, and Sudan more generally [...] The book is successful in providing a fairly comprehensive picture of the conflict and the responses it invited from global actors. It has an interesting feel to it, like a narrative in which each chapter covers the same events and characters from a different perspective... The inevitable overlap does not seem repetitive but provides nuance.’ – Kirsten J. Fisher, University of Helsinki, Political Studies Review, Vol 10:3, Sept. 2012Table of ContentsIntroduction: International Society and the Crisis in Darfur Paul D. Williams and David R. Black Part 1: Regional Politics 1. The Government of Sudan and the Darfurian Armed Groups I.D.F. and Munzoul Assal 2. Regional Politics and the Darfur Crisis Lee J.M. Seymour Part 2: Multilateral Politics 3. The United Nations Security Council Michael MacKinnon 4. The African Union Cristina Badescu and Linnea Bergholm 5. The European Union Rory Keene and Asbjorn Wee 6. The International Criminal Court William A. Schabas Part 3: Bilateral Politics 7. The United States Scott Stedjan and Colin Thomas-Jensen 8. The People’s Republic of China Ian Taylor 9. The United Kingdom Paul D. Williams 10. France Bruno Charbonneau 11. Canada David R. Black. Conclusion David R. Black and Paul D. Williams
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iUniverse International Law and Conflicts Resolving Border and Sovereignty Disputes in Africa
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iUniverse Changing Face of the Law A Global Perspective
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iUniverse Changing Face of the Law A Global Perspective
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Peacekeeping The Library of Essays
Book SynopsisPeacekeeping has been the technique most frequently used by, and associated with, the United Nations to end conflicts and to preserve peace. In addition, international and regional organizations have also performed peacekeeping functions. Since the establishment of the first UN peacekeeping mission, UNEF I, in 1956, international lawyers have raised questions about the legal aspects of these operations. Traditionally, they analyzed the constitutional basis for peacekeeping and tried to allocate the authority under the UN Charter for peacekeeping among the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Secretary General. They discussed the use of force by peacekeepers, the applicability of international humanitarian law, as well as the responsibilities and liabilities of peacekeepers. Since the end of the cold war, peacekeeping operations have become more complex. In the first forty years, peacekeepers functioned mainly as buffer zones between warring parties and monitored cease-fires.Trade Review'This book is an unequalled coherent work which illustrates the range of problems of Peacekeeping Operations comprehensively...this publication has the potential to become a standard work in the area of international peacekeeping.' The Military Law and the Law of War ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I The Role and the Rule of Law in International Peacekeeping: The uses of law in international peace-keeping, Oscar Schachter; Rule of law strategies for peace operations, Nina Lahoud. Part II The Constitutional Basis of Peacekeeping: The legal basis of United Nations peace-keeping operations, Alexander Orakhelashvili; The UN Charter and peacekeeping forces: constitutional issues, Nigel D. White. Part III Principles of International Peacekeeping: The Consent of the Parties: Military intervention, regional organizations and host-state consent, David Wippmann; Host-state consent and United Nations peacekeeping in Yugoslavia, Christine Gray. Peacekeeping and the Use of Force: Beyond self-defense: United Nations peacekeeping operations and the use of force, Katherine E. Cox. The Legal Principles of Peacekeeping and the Brahimi Report: Changing 'peacekeeping' in the new millennium? - the recommendations of the panel on United Nations peace operations of August 2000, Heike Spieker . Part IV Law Applicable to Peacekeeping Operations: International Humanitarian Law: United Nations military operations and international humanitarian law: what rules apply to peacekeepers?, Ray Murphy; The Secretary-General's bulletin on observance by United Nations forces of international humanitarian law: some preliminary observations, Marten Zwanenberg; Maintaining discipline in United Nations peace support operations: the legal quagmire for military contingents, Peter Rowe; The fall of Srebrenica and the attitude of Dutchbat from an international legal perspective, Robert C.R. Siekmann. Human Rights: The creation and control of places of protection during United Nations peace operations, Bruce M. Oswald. International Criminal Law: Responsibilities of states participating in multilateral operations with respect to persons indicted for war crimes, Diane F. Orentlicher; The ambiguities of Security Council resolution 1422, (2002), Carsten Stahn.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Professional Identity of the Human Rights
Book SynopsisThe important and groundbreaking volume, The Professional Identity of the Human Rights Field Officer, completes the study of human rights field work begun in the earlier The Human Rights Field Operation: Law Theory and Practice (2007: Ashgate). Building on the critique of the fieldâs historical development and current situation featured in the earlier volume, OâFlaherty, Ulrich and their fellow contributors focus on the specific responsibilities of the individual human rights officer, and concentrate on vital issues of professionalism beyond the confines of any specific organization. Their expansion of the analysis in the case studies section of the first volume has resulted in an up to date global edition of significant academic interest to anyone within the field of human rights law.Trade Review'This is a pathbreaking book that covers new ground and makes an insightful contribution to international human rights law...[it] should be read by everyone going into the field as a human rights officer.' Bertrand Ramcharan, former United Nations Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights/Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sweden 'O'Flaherty has made another valuable contribution to our understanding of human rights work and the standards applicable to those who do it. This book is an insightful and thought-provoking work that is relevant to all those involved in protecting human rights as a cause or vocation. By looking at the many dimensions of human rights field work, O'Flaherty and Ulrich raise important questions and give much-needed guidance for this new profession.' Peggy Hicks, Global Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch 'During the last two decades, a fascinating new profession has emerged: the multi-talented human rights field worker ... In their new book, Michael O'Flaherty and George Ulrich describe the development and professional identity of human rights field workers and provide them with a first set of Guiding Principles and Statement of Ethical Commitments.' Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on TortureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Michael O'Flaherty and George Ulrich; The professional identity and development of human rights field workers, Michael O' Flaherty and George Ulrich; The guiding principles for human rights field officers working in conflict and post-conflict environments; a commentary, William G. O'Neill; The statement of ethical commitments of human rights professionals: a commentary, George Ulrich; A fresh view on protection: the human rights field officer's perspective, Diane Paul; New models for human rights capacity building in the field: human rights field officers and relief and development professionals, Daniel Seymour; Human rights field officers working for the most vulnerable: internally displaced persons, Maria Stavropoulou; Human rights field officers working for the most vulnerable: children, Nazia Hussain; Human rights field officers working for the most vulnerable: women, Annette Lyth; Emerging issues for human rights field officers: monitoring economic, social and cultural rights, Gregory Fabian with contributions from Juana Sotomayor; Emerging issues for human rights field officers: responses to terrorism, Annemarie Devereux; Emerging issues for human rights field officers: support for criminal justice, Shamim Razavi; Emerging issues for human rights field officers: freedom of expression, opportunities and Challenges, Daria Davitti; Annex: the proceedings of the project, 'Consolidating the Profession: the Human Rights Field Officer'; Bibliography; Index
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