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Book SynopsisThis book is for a broad audience of practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and anyone interested in scenarios, simulations, and disaster planning. Readers are led through several different planning scenarios that have been developed over several years under the auspices of the US Department of Energy, the US Air Force, and continued work at GlobalInt LLC. These scenarios present different security challenges and their potential cascading impacts on global systems - from the melting of glaciers in the Andes, to hurricanes in New York and Hawaii, and on to hybrid disasters, cyberoperations and geoengineering. The book provides a concise and up-to-date overview of the ''lessons learned'', with a focus on innovative solutions to the world''s pressing energy and environmental security challenges.Table of Contents1. Towards disaster security; 2. Environmental disasters and risk assessment; 3. Scenario planning and complex scenario approach; 4. From Lima to New York; 5. From Pearl Harbor to Pearl Harbor; 6. Beyond scenarios: wargames, simulations, and net assessment; 7. Hybrid disasters and security; 8. Obstacles and opportunities; 9. Planning for the uncertain future; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisDecisions of international courts and arbitrators, as well as judgments of national courts, are fundamental elements of modern public international law. The International Law Reports is the only publication in the world wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of such decisions. It is therefore an absolutely essential work of reference. Volume 179 is devoted to the 2016 Partial Award in the Arbitration between Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia, the 2017 Final Award in the Arbitration between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia and 2017 Opinion 2/15 of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Singapore.Table of Contents1. Arbitration between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia; 2. Opinion 2/15 (EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement).

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Book SynopsisIndia''s foreign policy has witnessed a dramatic transformation since the end of the Cold War. Though academic study of Indian foreign policy has also shown a degree of maturity, theoretical developments have been underwhelming. Scholars have introduced new concepts and examined Indian foreign policy through new prisms, but a cohesive research agenda has not yet been charted. This volume intends to fill that void. It brings together new cutting-edge research in the field of Indian foreign policy - both at the theoretical and empirical level - so as to shape the discourse on foreign policy of one of the most important players in global politics. This volume explores key concepts like ''constructivism'' and ''territoriality'' and analyses their contribution to the academic discourse on Indian foreign policy. Issues such as the ''Indo-Pacific'' and the ''responsibility to protect'' have also been examined to address the expanding horizons of Indian foreign policy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Introduction Harsh V. Pant; Part I. Theoretical Evolution: 2. Power and Indian foreign policy Rohan Mukherjee; 3. Constructivism and Indian foreign policy Priya Chacko; 4. Exploring historical memory and Indian foreign policy Manjari Chatterjee Miller; 5. A doubled geography: geobody, land, and sea in Indian security thought Itty Abraham; 6. Foreign policy analysis and Indian foreign policy Harsh V. Pant and Avinash Paliwal; Part II. Emerging Themes: 7. Non-alignment and beyond Harsh V. Pant and Julie M. Super; 8. India and multilateralism: concepts, new trajectories and theorizing Arndt Michael; 9. India and the responsibility to protect Ian Hall; 10. India and the Indo-Pacific discourse David Scott; 11. India and nuclear deterrence Rajesh Basrur; 12. India and its diaspora Latha Varadarajan; Notes on contributors; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe number, intensity, and impact of diverse forms of ''natural'' and ''human-made'' disasters are increasing. In response, the international community has shifted its primary focus away from disaster response to prevention and improved preparedness. The current globally agreed upon roadmap is the ambitious Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 20152030, central to which is the better understanding of disaster risk management and mitigation. Sendai also urges innovative implementation, especially multi-sectoral and multi-hazard coherence. Yet the law sector itself remains relatively under-developed, including a paucity of supporting ''DRR law'' scholarship and minimal cross-sectoral engagement. Commonly, this is attributable to limited understanding by other sectors about law''s dynamic potential as a tool of disaster risk mitigation, despite the availability of many risk-related norms across a broad spectrum of legal regimes. This unique, timely Handbook brings together global Table of Contents1. Introduction Katja L. H. Samuel, Marie Aronsson-Storrier and Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller; Part I. International Law Framework and DRR: 2. Seven dimensions of disaster: the Sendai Framework and the social construction of catastrophe Michael D. Cooper; 3. Exploring the foundations: the principles of prevention, mitigation, and preparedness in international law Marie Aronsson-Storrier; 4. The ILC's articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters and disaster risk reduction – a legislative history Arnold N. Pronto; 5. Disaster risk reduction cooperation for the protection of persons in the event of disasters Hugo Cahueñas Muñoz; 6. Recognising limits of international law in disaster risk reduction as problem and solution Michael Eburn, Andrew Collins and Karen da Costa; Part II. Communication, Early Warning Systems and DRR: 7. The 'protection of knowing': the evolving concept of early warning and states' obligations to inform of disaster risk and warn of disaster Simon Whitbourn; 8. Speaking with one or multiple voices in multi-hazard early warning systems? A survey of international and national legal and policy frameworks Silvia Venier and Francesca Capone; 9. The development of the 'single official voice principle' in national legal frameworks and at the EU level Stefano Silingardi; 10. Access to disaster risk information, early warning and education: implementing the Sendai framework through human rights law Marlies Hesselman; Part III. Regional and National Approaches: 11. Soft obligations and hard realities: regional disaster risk reduction in Europe and Asia W. John Hopkins; 12. Embracing regionalism: lessons from the UN Regional Seas Programme for UNISDR and the Sendai Framework Dug Cubie; 13. Disaster risk reduction through risk pooling – the case of hazard risk pooling schemes Morten Broberg and Erica Hovani; 14. Disaster risk governance and coherence: the case of incentives for private business to foster disaster resilience and sustainability Eloísa Dutari and Cássius G. Chai; 15. Disaster risk reduction and the state: the failure of no-build zones after Typhoon Haiyan Daniel Fitzpatrick and Caroline Compton; Part IV. Air, Sea and DRR: 16. Risk reduction and response mechanisms in aviation Wanlu Zhang; 17. Disaster risk reduction in cruise shipping, capacity building for crew members and the polar code Stefan Kirchner; 18. Regional legal frameworks for search and rescue: the Arctic experience of regulating early warning systems Simon Marsden; Part V. Health, Cultural Property/Natural Heritage and DRR: 19. Disaster risk reduction, early warning systems, and global health: critiquing the current system-based approach Katja L. H. Samuel and Rosalind J. Cornforth; 20. Disaster risk reduction, the International Federation of Red Cross, and emergency health for women in Nepal 2015 Christy Shucksmith-Wesley; 21. Cultural heritage and disaster risk reduction Giulio Bartolini; Part VI. Catastrophic Events and DRR: 22. The right to evacuation of nuclear disaster victims and disaster risk reduction in the event of radiation emergencies: the Fukushima nuclear disaster Emika Tokunaga; 23. Improving disaster risk mitigation: towards a 'multi-hazard' approach to terrorism Katja L. H. Samuel, William C. Banks and Daphné Richemond-Barak.

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Book SynopsisThe history of international adjudication is all too often presented as a triumphalist narrative of normative and institutional progress that casts aside its uncomfortable memories, its darker legacies and its historical failures. In this narrative, the bulk of ''trials'' and ''errors'' is left in the dark, confined to oblivion or left for erudition to recall as a curiosity. Written by an interdisciplinary group of lawyers, historians and social scientists, this volume relies on the rich and largely unexplored archive of institutional and legal experimentation since the late nineteenth century to shed new light on the history of international adjudication. It combines contextual accounts of failed, or aborted, as well as of ''successful'' experiments to clarify our understanding of the past and present of international adjudication.Trade Review'Experiments in International Adjudication is a treasure. Recovering successful and failed efforts at international adjudication in the nineteenth and twentieth century, spanning Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, a stellar group of scholars considers why history does and does not remember or build on early efforts at international adjudication. Beyond explicating little known international adjudication experiments, we learn of the forces working for and against generalizing these experiments so as to lay the groundwork for constructing an international judiciary capable of resolving trans-border disputes and generating state responsibility and accountability to international law.' Karen J. Alter, Northwestern University and iCourts'Experiments in International Adjudication is an overdue and necessary complement to the burgeoning research on international courts and tribunals. The authors, outstanding experts, have shed light on so far unknown institutions, facets of seemingly familiar ones, and show how many of the 'experiments' failed, while others led to unforeseen results. This book fills a gap and will stimulate further investigations on the histories and functions, problems and potentials of eminently important institutions in international law and relations.' Anne Peters, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law and Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Freie Universität Berlin and William C. Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan'This collection of fascinating essays on instances and experiments in international adjudication from the last two centuries significantly thickens the narrative of the historical emergence of present-day international courts and tribunals. By delving into the rich histories of failed or unfinished experiments with arbitral and judicial dispute settlement between states, the book shows that the recent proliferation and diversification of international adjudication has deep historical roots and that the disruptive effects these variations are often perceived to have on international law as a system, may actually be crucial to its endurance.' Randall Lesaffer, Tilburg University and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'Experiments in International Adjudication is a very welcome addition to the already large literature on international courts and tribunals. But different from most other books, this volume reveals the story of little-known experiments of international adjudication. Thereby, it enriches our understanding in a multitude of ways and makes us rethink what really works in terms of international adjudication. Written by a set of understanding scholars, this book is a little treasure trove that should be read by anyone with an interest in the history of international law.' Mikael Rask Madsen, Director of iCourts, Centre of Excellence for International Courts, University of Copenhagen'This comprehensive volume follows a chronological approach and reveals the well-co-ordinated research carried out by this interdisciplinary group of eminent scholars. It critically recalls some underresearched 'strands of the historical record that can be seen as genuine 'trials' and 'errors' in the long process of experimentation relating to international adjudication', considering their intellectual, socio-political, and international legal context, connecting past and present experiments, and offering 'fresh perspectives on this usually 'neglected', but significant discipline' … This book makes a decisive contribution to the research and understanding of the history of international adjudication.' Eduardo Jimenez Pineda, The British Yearbook of International Law'Most readers will be enriched … will have learned about a new institution, an unknown conflict or case, or about missed opportunities in dispute settlement. … they taught me a lot (e.g. about Commonwealth and Maghreb tribunals) and often made me think.' Christian J. Tams, Journal of the History of International LawTable of ContentsPart I. International Adjudication – An Ever-Present History: 1. Experiments in international adjudication – past and present Jorge E. Viñuales; 2. The turn to the history of international adjudication Ignacio de la Rasilla; Part II. Experiments in Dispute-Specific Adjudication: 3. Imperial consolidation through arbitration: territorial and boundary disputes In Africa (1870–1914) Inge Van Hulle; 4. How to prevent a war and alienate lawyers – the peculiar case of the 1905 North Sea Incident Commission Jan Lemnitzer; 5. The Arbitral tribunal for Upper Silesia: an early success in international adjudication Gerard Conway; Part III. Context-Specific Redress Mechanisms: 6. Mixed claim commissions and the once centrality of the protection of aliens Frédéric Mégret; 7. The general claims commission (Mexico and the United States) and the invention of international responsibility Jean d'Aspremont; 8. Mirage in the desert: regional judicialization in the Arab world Cesare P. R. Romano; Part IV. The Quest for a Permanent Court: 9. Saving face: the political work of the permanent court of arbitration (1902–1914) Andrei Mamolea; 10. First to rise and first to fall: the Court of Cartago (1907–1918) Freya Baetens; 11. The failure of the 1930 tribunal of the British Commonwealth of Nations: a conflict between international and constitutional law Donal Coffey; Part V. Experiments in specialised courts: 12. The intellectual foundations of the European Court of Human Rights Angelo Junior Golia and Ludovic Hennebel; 13. From international law to a constitutionalist dream? The history of European law and the European Court of Justice, 1950–1993 Morten Rasmussen.

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Book SynopsisWhy are certain responses to past human rights violations considered instances of transitional justice while others are disregarded? This study interrogates the history of the discourse and practice of the field to answer that question. Zunino argues that a number of characteristics inherited as transitional justice emerged as a discourse in the 1980s and 1990s have shaped which practices of the present and the past are now regarded as valid responses to past human rights violations. He traces these influential characteristics from Argentina''s transition to democracy in 1983, the end of communism in Eastern Europe, the development of international criminal justice, and the South African truth commission of 1995. Through an analysis of the post-World War II period, the decolonisation process and the Cold War, Zunino identifies a series of episodes and mechanisms omitted from the history of transitional justice because they did not conform to its accepted characteristics.Trade Review'In Justice Framed, Marcos Zunino tracks the emergence of a 'right' way to transcend massive human rights abuses. This way involves technical legalism, sympathy for capitalism, and the centrality of the state. Transitions that lack these elements become overlooked and forgotten: written off as populist and political. Zunino brilliantly challenges this willful myopia. He renders invisibles visible and enlivens the historical record. Justice Framed is an emancipatory book - a must read - that liberates transitional justice from the straitjacket of dogma and peer pressure.' Mark Drumbl, Director of the Transnational Law Institute, Washington and Lee University, Virginia'Zunino's careful and sophisticated genealogy of transitional justice is a major achievement with revolutionary implications. From its identification of the Argentine template in the origins of the field to its thrilling coverage of the 'prefabricated history' for transitional justice retroactively located in the Nuremberg trials, Justice Framed should force a reckoning with the selective politics of recent causes.' Samuel Moyn, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale Law School, Yale University, Connecticut'Why is transitional justice what we think it is? In powerfully explaining how transitional justice came to be how we know it today, Marcos Zunino also reveals what it could have been and could become. With this book, transitional justice has a new classic.' Sarah Nouwen, Senior Lecturer in Law and Co-Deputy Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of CambridgeTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. History: 2. The discourse of transitional justice: objects, concepts, actors and characteristics; 3. The birth of transitional justice: emergence; Part II. Prehistory: 4. The myth of Nuremberg: origin; 5. The Cold War impasse: descent; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisAssuming a central place in Muslim life, the Qur''an speaks of one community of the faith, the umma. This unity of the faithful is recognised as the default aspiration of the believer, and in the modern era, intellectuals and political leaders have often vied both to define, and to lead it. Based on case studies of actors such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and ISIS, James Piscatori and Amin Saikal consider how some appeals to pan-Islam prove useful, yet other attempts at cross-border institutionalisation including the Sunni Caliphate or the modern Shi''i-inspired Islamic Revolution, founder on political self-interest and sectarian affiliations. Accompanied by a range of scriptural references to examine different interpretations of the umma, Piscatori and Saikal explore why, despite it meaning such widely different things, and its failure to be realised as a concrete project, neither the umma''s popular symbolic appeal nor its influence on a politics of identity has diminished.Trade Review'… this is a very timely, informative, and insightful book.' A. T. Kuru, Choice'Piscatori and Saikal fill a lacuna among existing publications in their book's blending of political theory with a novel analysis of political practices among contemporary Muslims … This book should be the default text for fellow practitioners and anyone who wishes to understand the rapidly changing pace of events in Islam and politics today.' Ravza Altuntaş-Çakır, Insight TurkeyTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Sunni constructions of the Umma; 3. Shi'a Islam and the Umma; 4. Saudi 'guardianship' of the Umma; 5. ISIS's conception of the Umma; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is an original contribution to cosmopolitanism scholarship that questions the contemporary currency of Kant's canonical approach and enlists a neglected period of Du Bois's writing and political practice to radicalize, democratize, and transnationalize cosmopolitanism.Trade Review'By reading Kant 'disloyally' and mining Du Bois's anticolonial writings, Inés Valdez advances a radically transformed cosmopolitanism. Transnational Cosmopolitanism makes the case - brilliantly - that Du Bois's vision of transnational politics is essential to understanding and challenging global injustice today.' Lawrie Balfour, University of Virginia'This book makes a vital and timely contribution to the cosmopolitan and global justice literature by combining a rigorous investigation of Kantian and neo-Kantian theory with an equally rigorous, historically informed analysis of Du Bois's anti-colonial vision and Pan-Africanism. Valdez not only highlights the Eurocentric, racist, and exclusionary assumptions of the cosmopolitan tradition, she charts an alternative path of transnational solidarity that re-centers the contributions of subaltern counterpublics and expands cosmopolitan considerations beyond the ongoing limitations of imperialism.' Jeanne Morefield, University of Birmingham and author of Empires without Imperialism'In this excellent book, Inés Valdez powerfully reminds us that the 'postnational constellation' is also a postcolonial one. Thus the task before us is to theorize the normative grounds and political possibilities of a truly transnational cosmopolitanism that is aware of the blind spots of its own traditions. The dialogues Valdez constructs between Kant and Neokantians on the one hand and Du Bois and critical race theorists on the other hand are exemplary for the new kind of critical political theory we need. A great achievement that opens many doors.' Rainer Forst, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main'In Transnational Cosmopolitanism political theorist Inés Valdez offers a readable and engaged explication of key ideas in the works of Kant and Du Bois about the intellectual origins of our modern conceptions of cosmopolitan identity and its limits. Offering a thoughtful narrative based on wide reading of the primary and secondary texts, Valdez establishes an important new voice in contemporary debates about the ideology of identity and its understudied transnational sources and implications. The book superbly exposes the fragility of political cosmopolitanism rooted exclusively in national conceptions of identity and nationhood.' Desmond King, Andrew Mellon Professor of American Government, University of Oxford'Transnational Cosmopolitanism: Kant, Du Bois, and Justice as a Political Craft provides a theoretical framework to think about politics outside of the domestic and international realms which dominate theorization on cosmopolitanism, establishes W. E. B. Du Bois as a crucial interlocutor in the cosmopolitan literature, and opens dynamic new avenues of research on the political theory of transnationalism.' Emma Stone Mackinnon, The Review of Politics'Inés Valdez's book is a gem, with game-changing contributions to cosmopolitanism in political theory and philosophy, international studies, and comparative political thought, not to mention in Kant and Du Bois Studies. A welcome tour de force, this book transfigures the premises and frameworks of Kant's and Kantian cosmopolitanism by bringing in DuBois's political craft as the much-needed reorienting normative framework of transnational justice. Not only is it rich and timely, but it also achieves a myriad of different and important tasks for contemporary political theory.' Dilek Huseyinzadegan, Contemporary Political Theory'This book is a fine contribution to the literature, exemplifying … interdisciplinary scope and appeal … and as such a text that could be read with profit by scholars not just in political theory, but IR, history, African American studies, and above all, philosophy.' Charles Mills, Review of PoliticsTable of Contents1. The limits of Kant's anti-colonialism and his philosophy of history; 2. Vertical and horizontal readings of Kant's principles; 3. Du Bois and a radical, transnational, cosmopolitanism; 4. Race, identity, and the question of transnational solidarity in cosmopolitanism; 5. A transnationally cosmopolitan counterpublic; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards, including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide, torture, capital punishment, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights, such as socioeconomic rights, cultural rights, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups, including children''s rights, rights of persTrade Review'What a tour de force … readable, accessible, and analytically rigorous … As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this timely book provides a teachable review of some of the most pressing human rights topics from interdisciplinary perspectives. It is strategically designed to enable readers to act on their sense of justice to move toward fairer horizons.' Rebecca J. Cook, Professor of Law Emerita, University of Toronto, Canada'Its approach is likely to engage an audience that goes beyond the usual suspects – lawyerly and academic circles. Highly recommended.' Christian Courtis, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights'Chen and Renteln's tremendous International Human Rights: A Survey provides a thoroughly modern account of international human rights. Without shying away from controversies, it goes beyond a standard legal analysis, embracing perspectives from different disciplines and tackling the normative architecture, contextual dimensions, and cultural complexities, as well as the perennial enforcement challenges. A powerful and ambitious work that will stand as an invaluable resource for academics and practitioners.' Siobhan McInerney-Lankford, Senior Counsel, World Bank'International Human Rights: A Survey is a monumental achievement, integrating careful theoretical exposition of human rights with practical considerations. Chen and Renteln masterfully analyze the promises and challenges facing those concerned with the betterment of the human condition, and offer wise and practical counsel for navigating the fraught circumstances in which they approach their goals. This book is a signal achievement, and an essential resource for anyone interested in human rights.' Robert A. Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Professor of International Relations, Syracuse University, USA'A comprehensive critical coverage of the evolution of the human rights movement at national, regional and international levels. It also explores emerging issues we can no longer ignore today like protection of the environment, rights of persons with disabilities and of LGBTQ+ people. These are not only pertinent to the North, but more crucially to the Global South, enhancing the book's value and appealing to the wider audience.' Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Keele University, The United Kingdom'A major highlight of this volume is its rights-based approach, which unpacks questions of cultural relativism, genocide studies, torture and inhuman punishments within the universal human rights discourse, and its critical examination of the fractures introduced by histories of imperialism and colonialism. Chen and Renteln judiciously and meticulously capture the heroic journey of the human rights movement right from 1948 through the contemporary evolution of new regional human rights systems.' Vibhuti Patel, Vice President, Indian Association for Women's Studies, India'Chen and Renteln offer an accessible, but in-depth and critical, appraisal informed by anthropology, political sciences, and international relations to tackle some of the most contentious contemporary challenges in international human rights law. At a time when authoritarian governments appear ever more emboldened to challenge the centrality of human rights discourse, this book is a crucial contribution to a necessary reflection on the future of human rights.' René Provost, Professor of Law, McGill University, Canada'International Human Rights: A Survey is a must-read for students who want to deepen their knowledge on human rights and ready themselves to face the challenges posed by their violation. The book provides a comprehensive and fully updated analysis of all the human rights internationally protected in an easy and rigorous legal language. With this work, Chen and Renteln provided an important landmark in the road toward a global justice.' Ilenia Ruggiu, Professor of Constitutional Law and Vice-President, University of Cagliari, Italy'Comprehensive and readable, International Human Rights: A Survey is the essential contemporary human rights reader. It leaves no current issue, group, or region behind – from identity to culture, racial disparities, and gendercide. The book's 16 chapters, each clearly organized around the legal concepts, instruments, and movements that make human rights matter, expose students to the history, promise, and potential of human rights.' Mark Fathi Massoud, Professor of Politics, UC Santa Cruz and Visiting Professor of Law, University of Oxford'The authors have done a brilliant job elucidating various aspects of human rights, demonstrating persuasively that an understanding of the underlying ideas and their application in different areas is critically important not just in distant countries under authoritarian governments, but to all. This is an important book for the general reader and an essential work for the academic.' David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto, Canada and the author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World are Fixing the Climate Crisis'This is the most comprehensive and accessible treatment of human rights available. Chen and Renteln cover every aspect of human rights – from genocide to the right to be forgotten – in this multidisciplinary book. Examining rights from international, national and local levels adds rare depth. A valuable resource for students and experts alike.' Beth Simmons, Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics, Penn Law'In this essential book Dr. Chen and Dr. Renteln provide a much needed overview of humanity's first normative line of defense against repression … in an age of brutality, but also of hope and opportunity.' Jan Egeland, Secretary General, Norwegian Refuge Council and former UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs'The term 'tour de force' is overused, but in the case of Chen and Renteln's International Human Rights: A Survey, it is an entirely appropriate description of the work.' Human Rights Quarterly (https://muse.jhu.edu/article/892622)Table of Contents1. Introduction: overview of human rights; 2. Human rights machinery: enforcement mechanisms; 3. Genocide; 4. Torture; 5. The death penalty and cruel, degrading, and inhuman punishments; 6. Socio-economic rights; 7. Cultural rights; 8. Environmental protection and human rights; 9. Indigenous rights; 10. Disability and human rights; 11. Labor rights as human rights; 12. Children's rights; 13. Women's rights; 14. LGBTQ+ rights; 15. Media and human rights: freedom of expression and of the press, access to information, and the right to privacy; 16. Conclusion: the future of human rights.

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Book SynopsisThis collection explores some of the many ways in which constitutional orders engage with, and are shaped by, their exteriors. Constitutional and legal theory often marginalize ''foreign'' elements, such as norms originating in other legal systems, the movement of individuals across borders, or the application of domestic law to foreign affairs. In The Double-Facing Constitution, these instances of boundary crossing lie at the heart of an alternative understanding of constitutions as permeable membranes, through which norms can and sometimes must travel. Constitutional orders are facing both inwards and outwards - and the outside world influences their interiors just as much as their internal orders help shape their surroundings. Different essays discuss the theoretical and historical foundations of this view (grounded in Kelsen, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and others), and its contemporary relevance for areas as diverse as migration law, the conflict of laws, and foreign relations law.Table of Contents1. Introduction Jacco Bomhoff, David Dyzenhaus and Thomas Poole; Part I. Theoretical Foundations: 2. The Janus-faced constitution David Dyzenhaus; 3. The idea of the federative Thomas Poole; 4. Hobbes's Janus-faced sovereign Theodore Christov; 5. Jurisprudential reflections on cosmopolitan law Evan Fox-Decent; 6. From republican self-love to cosmopolitan amour-propre: Europe's new constitutional experience Alexander Somek; Part II. Border Crossings: Comity and Mobility: 7. The spectre of comity Karen Knop; 8. Constitutionalism and mobility: expulsion and escape among partial constitutions Jacco Bomhoff; 9. The inside out constitution Audrey Macklin; 10. The constitution in the shadow of the immigration state Asha Kaushal; Part III. The Foreign in Foreign Relations Law: 11. Double-facing administrative law: state prerogatives, cities and foreign affairs Geneviève Cartier; 12. The democratic challenge to foreign relations law in transatlantic perspective Helmut Philipp Aust; 13. The double-facing foreign relations function of the executive and its self-enforcing obligation to comply with international law Campbell McLachlan; 14. The various faces of fundamental rights Dieter Grimm; Index.

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Book SynopsisHassine draws from real-life scenarios and his long experience working to protect the rights of displaced people, creating a pragmatic policy for the human consequences of climate change. Without confusing jargon and abstract scientific concepts, the study gives lucid insight into climate displacement. Accessible for undergraduates, law and policy practitioners.Table of ContentsPart I. Research Framework: 1. Introduction; 2. Climate displacement scenarios; Part II. Connecting the Dots: 3. Human mobility and the climate change framework; 4. Climate change and human rights: the path of convergence; 5. Mobilizing the United Nations human rights machinery; 6. The road to Paris; 7. Intermediate remarks; Part III. Protection Challenges and Policy Options: 8. Normative framework and protection challenges; 9. Existing frameworks and policy options; 10. Intermediate remarks; Part IV. A Framework for Handling Climate Displacement: The Peninsula Principles: 11. Introductory remarks; 12. Background; 13. Nature and structure of the Peninsula principles; 14. Scope of application; 15. General obligations under the Peninsula principles; 16. Human rights imperatives; 17. Prevention commanding relocation; 18. Protection and assistance throughout the displacement cycle; 19. Return of climate displaced persons; 20. Operationalizing and applying the Peninsula principles; 21. Implementation – impact and impediments; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe expectation of reciprocity is an important factor when states consider their legal obligations in armed conflicts. Examining the history of international humanitarian law and US prisoner of war policy in Vietnam and the War on Terror, Peeler demonstrates how states continue to make use of reciprocity when considering their legal obligations.Trade Review'Best suited for political scientists and international relations scholars … balances empirical evidence and legal-political considerations with clear, accessible, and comprehensible arguments and offers a stimulating perspective for re-examining the consequences account of state compliance with IHL obligations.' Saeed Bagheri, Edinburgh Law ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Reciprocity and IHL compliance; 3. Reciprocity and the updating of the Geneva conventions; 4. The expectation of reciprocity and the war in Vietnam; 5. The expectation of reciprocity and the GWOT; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisSocietal transformations are needed across the globe in light of pressing environmental issues.This need to transform is increasingly acknowledged in policy, planning, academic debate, and media, whether it is to achieve decarbonization, resilience, national development plans, or sustainability objectives.This volume provides the first comprehensive comparison of how sustainability transformations are understood across societies. It contains historical analogies and concrete examples from around the world to show how societal transformations could achieve the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through governance, innovations, lifestyle changes, education and new narratives. It examines how societal actors in different geographical, political and cultural contexts understand the agents and drivers of societal change towards sustainability, using data from the academic literature, international news media, lay people''s focus groups across five continentTrade Review'This deeply researched project, produced by two Swedish professors of environmental change, extracts the meanings of sustainability transformation from national and international policy documents, and completes the portrait through analysis of vivid focus group interactions from sites in Cabo Verde, Guangzhou (China), Fiji, Sweden, and Boulder (US) … Linnér and Wibeck (both, Linköping Univ.) conclude that strong, inclusive, and transparent institutions are essential for pursuing the path forward. The book includes an excellent bibliography, and will benefit advanced students and their instructors in international relations, public policy, and environmental studies.' D. B. Robertson, ChoiceTable of ContentsPart I. Making Sense of Transformations: 1. How do we change the world?; 2. Sense-making analysis; 3. How societies change: theories of transformation; Part II. Varieties of Transformations to Sustainability: 4. Global arenas of transformations; 5. Localizing transformations; 6. Transformation narratives; Part III. Manoeuvring in a Multi-Transformational World: 7. Governing transformations; 8. Our transforming world; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisAttending to the ''Cry of the Earth'' requires a critical appraisal of how we conceive our relationship with the environment, and a clear vision of how to apprehend it in law and governance. Addressing questions of participation, responsibility and justice, this collective endeavour includes marginalised and critical voices, featuring contributions by leading practitioners and thinkers in Indigenous law, traditional knowledge, wild law, the rights of nature, theology, public policy and environmental humanities.Such voices play a decisive role in comprehending and responding to current global challenges. They invite us to broaden our horizon of meaning and action, modes of knowing and being in the world, and envision the path ahead with a new legal consciousness. A valuable reference for students, researchers and practitioners, this book is one of a series of publications associated with the Earth System Governance Project. For more publications, see www.cambridge.org/earth-system-goverTable of Contents1. An Introduction: Toward The Multifold Vision Sandy Lamalle and Peter Stoett; Part 1: Challenges; 2. Environmental Humanities: Politics, Dialogue and Ethics John Crowley; 3. Decolonising The Dialogue On Climate Change: Indigenous Knowledges, Legal Orders and Ethics Deborah Mcgregor, Mahisha Sritharan; 4. Our Relationship To The Land: An Ecology Of Perception Marten Berkman; 5. A Common Space Of Legal Communication Sandy Lamalle; Part 2: Re-Collection; 6. Traditional Indigenous Knowledge And The Relationship To Mother Earth Marie-Josée Tardif, T8aminik Rankin, Kevin Ka'nahsohon Deer; 7. The Encyclical Laudato Si Of The Pope Francis: Roots And Actuality Jean-Pierre Delville; 8. Persons, Things And Nature In Roman Law: Reflections On Legal History Arnaud Paturet; 9. Environmental Law: Lexical Semantics In The Quest For Conceptual Foundations And Legitimacy Caroline Laske; Part 3: Perspectives; 10. Rights Of Nature, A New Perspective In Law Valérie Cabanes; 11. Property For Nature Yaëll Emerich; 12. Re-Imagining The Common Law: Rights Of Nature Tribunals And The Wild Law Judgement Project Nicole Rogers, Greta Bird, Jo Bird, Michelle Maloney; 13. Democratic Representation, Environmental Justice, And Future People Matthias Fritsch; 14. The Normative And Social Dimensions Of The Transition Toward A Responsible Circular Biobased Economy Vincent Blok; 15. Guardianship Of Nature In Three Traditions Of The Global South Dorine Van Norren; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is motivated by a question: when should international courts intervene in domestic affairs? To answer this question thoroughly, the book is broken down into a series of separate inquiries: when is intervention legitimate? When can international courts identify good legal solutions? When will intervention initiate useful processes? When will it lead to good outcomes? These inquiries are answered based on reviewing judgments of international courts, strategic analysis, and empirical findings. The book outlines under which conditions intervention by international courts is recommended and evaluates the implications that international courts have on society.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The argument from normative legitimacy; 3. The argument from systemic epistemic superiority; 4. Why international courts improve deliberation; 5. Who should participate in the courts' proceedings?; 6. Creating the right incentives; 7. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisInternational institutions are prevalent in world politics. More than a thousand multilateral treaties are in place just to protect the environment alone, and there are many more. And yet, it is also clear that these institutions do not operate in a void but are enmeshed in larger, highly complex webs of governance arrangements. This compelling book conceptualises these broader structures as the ''architectures'' of global governance. Here, over 40 international relations scholars offer an authoritative synthesis of a decade of research on global governance architectures with an empirical focus on protecting the environment and vital earth systems. They investigate the structural intricacies of earth system governance and explain how global architectures enable or hinder individual institutions and their overall effectiveness. The book offers much-needed conceptual clarity about key building blocks and structures of complex governance architectures, charts detailed directions for new rTable of Contents1. Architectures of Earth System Governance: Setting the Stage; Part I. The Building Blocks: 2. Intergovernmental institutions Ronald B. Mitchell, Arild Underdal, Steinar Andresen and Carel Dieperink; 3. International bureaucracies Dominique De Wit, Abby Lindsay Ostovar, Steffen Bauer and Sikina Jinnah; 4. Transnational institutions and networks Agni Kalfagianni, Lena Partzsch and Oscar Widerberg; 5. Institutional architectures for areas beyond national jurisdiction Oran R. Young; Part II. Core Structural Features: 6. Institutional interlinkages Thomas Hickmann, Harro Van Asselt, Sebastian Oberthür, Lisa Sanderink, Oscar Widerberg and Fariborz Zelli; 7. Regime complexes Laura Gomez-Mera, Jean-Frederic Morin and Thijs Van De Graaf; 8. Governance fragmentation Frank Biermann, Melanie Van Driel, Marjanneke J. Vijge and Tom Peek; Part III. Policy Responses: 9. Policy integration Hens Runhaar, Bettina Wilk, Peter Driessen, Niall Dunphy, Åsa Persson, James Meadowcroft and Gerard Mullally; 10. Interplay management Olav Schram Stokke; 11. Orchestration Kenneth W. Abbott, Steven Bernstein and Amy Janzwood; 12. Governance through global goals Marjanneke J. Vijge, Frank Biermann, Rakhyun E. Kim, Maya Bogers, Melanie Van Driel, Francesco S. Montesano and Abbie Yunita; 13. Hierarchization Rakhyun E. Kim, Harro Van Asselt, Louis J. Kotzé, Marjanneke J. Vijge and Frank Biermann; Part IV. Future Directions: 14. Taking stock and moving forward Frank Biermann, Rakhyun E. Kim, Kenneth W. Abbott, James Hollway, Ronald B. Mitchell and Michelle Scobie.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on recently declassified and previously unpublished archival documents, Denis V. Volkov presents an in-depth analysis of Russian and Soviet Iranian studies as a leading sub-domain within the broader field of Oriental studies in the period from the 1850s to 1941, and analyses its involvement in Russia's foreign policy towards Iran.Table of ContentsA note of transliteration; Alphabetical list of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. Foucauldian notions and their applicability to the Russian case; 2. Organisational set-up of oriental studies in late Imperial Russia; 3. Organisational set-up of early Soviet Oriental studies (1917–41); 4. Between cultures and states: Russian orientologists and Russia's Eastern policy; 5. The birth and death of red orientalism (1917–41); General conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; List of archives used for research; Index.

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Book SynopsisWith events and movements such as #MeToo, the Gender Equality UN Sustainable Development Goal, the Irish and Chilean abortion policy changes, and the worldwide Women''s March movement, women''s rights are at the top of the global public agenda. Yet, countries around the world continue to debate if and how women should have access to reproductive rights, and specifically abortion. This book provides the most comprehensive comparative review of this topic to date. How are reproductive rights produced? This book analyzes three spheres of influence on abortion policymaking: civil society, national government, and international bodies. It engages scholars as well as undergraduate and graduate students in social sciences, law, gender studies, and development and sustainability studies. With insights into the influence of intergovernmental bodies, international health organizations, state-level political representatives, and religious civil society players, this book will be of interest to poTrade Review'The result is a rich, multilevel, cross-aggregate analysis describing conditions that support abortion rights … Providing good empirical testing of many theories and suggesting a future research agenda and policy prescriptions, this is an excellent resource.' D. Schultz, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: producing reproductive rights; Part I. Civil Society Sphere: 2. The civil society sphere: religion and reproductive health; 3. The politics of religion and reproductive health: the cases of Chile and Bahrain; Part II. State Government Sphere: 4. The sphere of national governments: dimensions of representation; 5. Reproductive rights and the nation-state: the cases of New Zealand and Rwanda; Part III. The International Sphere: 6. The international sphere: going beyond civil society and the nation-state; 7. Case studies from the international sphere: The ICPD PoA and the African Union; 8. Conclusions: final thoughts and avenues for future comparative research on abortion.

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Book SynopsisThe labels ''state fragility'' and ''civil war'' suggest that security within several African countries has broken down. As Tim Glawion observes, however, while people do experience insecurity in some parts of conflict-affected countries, in other areas they live in relative security. Conducting in-depth field-research between 2014 and 2018, The Security Arena in Africa is based on first-hand insights into South Sudan and the Central African Republic during their ongoing civil wars, and Somalia''s breakaway state of Somaliland. Gaining valuable accounts from the people whose security is at stake, this bottom-up perspective on discussions of peace and security tells vivid stories from the field to explore complex security dynamics, making theoretical insights translatable to real-world experiences and revealing how security is created and undermined in these fragile states.Trade Review'Based on impressive fieldwork, this book explores the dynamics of security and order at the sub-state level. It shows how local, national and international actors meddle, compete and complement one another in the security arenas found in small towns in Africa's conflict-affected countries, and what this means for the inhabitants' perceptions of security. It is essential reading for anyone interested in comparative security studies.' Alice Hills, University of Durham'Concepts like state failure, security, and order are ubiquitous yet remain opaque. Tim Glawion lifts the hood to reveal tremendous variation ranging from state repression all the way to creative non-state security provision. By approaching security from the bottom up, he enriches our conceptual toolbox and contributes to our substantive understanding.' Stathis N. Kalyvas, University of Oxford'One important feature of this book is that the discussions presented almost entirely rely on Glawion's direct engagement with everyday people whose security is often compromised. This bottom-up approach lends itself well to the topic at a time when most publications are a result of scholars' privileged macro-level discussions with state officials on security matters. This provides insight into the often neglected 'local cleavages'. The book also displays impressive field observations conducted over four years in nine locations within CAR, Somaliland and South Sudan. This relatively broad country coverage allows Glawion to examine why there is more security in some arenas than in others, despite sharing remarkably similar patterns of ordering. It is also important to note that these countries are not easily accessible in terms of field research. Finally, the book's structure and language allow for easy readership and engagement with the arguments presented throughout.' Philip O. Onguny, Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute'… this is an extremely interesting and well-written book …' Ulf Engel, Connections'The Security Arena in Africa is a refreshingly honest and contemplative work in terms of its voice. Glawion is candid and straightforward in his outlining of the methodological challenges and trade-offs faced in undertaking the fieldwork. Thus, he study represents, in this regard, a valuable contribution to the burgeoning literature on the politics and ethics of research in conflict-affected regions …' Jonathan Fisher, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Ordering the security arena; 2. National and local histories of security; 3. Creating centres and peripheries in the national arena; 4. Inner and outer circles of the arena; 5. Stable ordering and predictable security; 6. Fluid ordering and flexible security; 7. Mixing ordering forms; 8. Embedding into and detaching from the arena; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisGlobal action and regulation is increasingly the result of the interplay between formality and informality. From the management of State conduct in international security to the coordination of national policies in climate change, international organizations work ever closer with coalitions of the willing. This book carefully describes this dynamic game, showing that it consists of transformative orchestration strategies and quasi-formalization processes. On the institutional plane, coalitions of the willing turn into ''durable efforts'', while international organizations perform as ''platforms'' within broader regime complexes. On the normative level, informal standards are framed in legal language and bestowed with the force of law, while legal norms are attached to multilayered schemes of implementation, characterized by pragmatic correspondences, persuasion tactics, and conceptual framing. Understanding how this interplay alters the notion of ''international legality'' is crucial for the necessary recalibrations of the political ideals that will inform the rule of law in global governance.Trade Review'It has by now become clear that the world's two major powers - a declining hegemon as well as an emerging one - are poised to shun multilateral international organizations and instead are experimenting with various types of 'coalitions of the willing'. Rodiles offers a comprehensive theoretical and historical analysis of this strategy and demonstrates its benefits for those powers who lead them, such as the US and China, as well as its costs for all the rest and for the ideals of inclusive multilateralism and the rule of law. His sensitive and convincing account is crucial for understanding the contemporary trajectories of international law and politics.' Eyal Benvenisti, University of CambridgeTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The conceptual metaphor 'coalition of the willing'; 3. Testing the frame: the genealogy of a catchphrase; 4. Global security governance by posse: the Proliferation Security Initiative & Co.; 5. Coalitions of the willing in context: the interplay between formality and informality; 6. Coalitions of the willing and the role of law in the de-formalized global complex; 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisProvides unique insight into debates in the field of human rights around how to address violent and traumatic pasts, reconcile divided nations, and strengthen state institutions in the aftermath of conflict; making it of interest to policy-makers, practitioners, and scholars of transitional justice, International Relations, and art theory.Trade Review‘In this pioneering interdisciplinary book, Eliza Garnsey offers a compelling account of the complex and productive relationship between visual art and transitional justice. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the South African Constitutional Court and at the Venice Biennale, she shows both how the South African state has attempted to mobilise art as an instrument of cultural diplomacy and how art often escapes efforts to harness it, instead opening up new dimensions of experience and novel sources of political and ethical insight.’ Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge‘Firmly rooted in interdisciplinary ground, The Justice of Visual Art offers an exciting and refreshing contribution to ongoing conversations about the role of art in difficult processes of dealing with the past. Garnsey's concept of 'visual jurisprudence' opens a new vista on the complex relationship between legal institutions and the cultural background against which they function. This is a must-read for all students of transitional justice and the politics of memory.’ Mihaela Mihai, University of Edinburgh‘Writing in the wake of debates on visual and aesthetic politics, Garnsey offers a meticulously researched and highly compelling account of how art shapes cultural diplomacy and transitional justice in South Africa.’ Roland Bleiker, University of Queensland‘After the guns have been put aside, the arduous and prolonged business of reconciliation and social reconstruction in post-conflict societies can’t be left entirely to the courts. Garnsey develops a novel understanding of visual jurisprudence as she argues persuasively that the arts have an essential part to play, using two finely crafted case studies.’ Charles Jones, University of Cambridge‘This innovative study contributes to our understanding of the role of art in post-TRC South Africa. By considering deeply state-supported art as more than symbolic reparations and, rather, as visual jurisprudence and as creative state-building, Garnsey makes a strong case for art as foundational to the reconception of the justice system within the country and to the exhibition of contested narratives of the 'new' South Africa to the outside world.’ Cynthia E. Milton, Université de Montréal‘This book makes an important and timely intervention into a burgeoning debate about the relationship of art to transitional justice. Garnsey, rather than focusing on the instrumental potential of art to foster goals of transitional justice, draws our attention to the potential of art to help us make better sense of its core ideas and messy reality. Art allows for expression and contestation, experimentation and creativity; it is 'a radical form of political participation in times of transition'.’ Rachel Kerr, King’s College London'A beautifully curated book concerned with the need to better understand the relationship between art and justice in times of transition.' BISA L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize committee, awarding an Honourable Mention.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Art and justice in times of transition; Part I. Recognising Transitional Justice in the Nation State: 3. From prison to court; 4. Shaping 'legal' space; 5. The art of recognition; 6. The visual jurisprudence of transition; Part II. Representing Transitional Justice on the Global Stage: 7. From banned to embraced; 8. Mapping political art-scapes; 9. The art of representation; 10. The cultural diplomacy of Imaginary Fact; 11. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisVolume 190 is devoted to the 2016 Judgment on preliminary objections and the 2017 Order on counter-claims of the International Court of Justice in Nicaragua v. Colombia, the 2019 Final arbitral award on reparations in The Duzgit Integrity and the 2019 Judgment of the English High Court in Heiser Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran.Table of Contents1. Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Colombia); 2. Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) AND Land Boundary in the Northern Part of Isla Portillos (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua); 3. The Duzgit Integrity Arbitration (Republic of Malta v. Democratic Republic of São and Tomé Príncipe) (Final Award on Reparation); 4. Bărbulescu v. Romania; 5. R (SG and Others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; 6. LR Avionics Technologies Ltd v Federal Republic of Nigeria and Another; 7. Heiser's Estate and Others v Islamic Republic of Iran and Another; 8. Republic of the Marshall Islands v United States of America.

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Book SynopsisThe British Empire entered the twentieth century in a state of crisis, with many in the legal establishment fearing that the British constitution could no longer cope with the complexity of imperial institutions. At the same time, the military establishment feared the empire was becoming impossible to defend from multiplying threats. In this innovative study, Jesse Tumblin shows how Britain and its largest colonies, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa, were swept up in a collective effort to secure the Empire in the early twentieth century. The hierarchy of colonial politics created powerful incentives for colonies to militarize before World War I, reshaping their constitutional and racial relationships toward a dream beyond colonial status. The colonial backstory of a century of war and violence shows how these dreams made ''security'' the dominating feature of contemporary politics.Trade Review'This is the best work of its kind since Max Beloff's Imperial Sunset a full fifty years ago. But it goes further than that earlier study by grappling with the racial and nationalist dimensions of the many endeavours to establish a lasting British imperial federation throughout the storm-tossed twentieth century.' Paul Kennedy, Yale University, Connecticut'A brilliant work of original scholarship. Tumblin's theoretical approach and archival globetrotting provides a much-needed new perspective on the constitutional evolution of the British Empire. An important read for any student of colonialism and the First World War.' John C. Mitcham, Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Pennsylvania'A highly revealing exploration of the nexus between imperial security concerns and international sovereignty that ultimately led to the Statute of Westminster. The Quest for Security is especially valuable for its inclusion of Ireland and India alongside the white settler dominions. Strongly recommended.' John Beeler, University of AlabamaTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Colonial federationism, security, and the South African War; 2. Lessons of South Africa: security and political culture in the British world, 1902–1906; 3. Security, race, and dominion status, 1907–1909; 4. The collapse of consensus and control, 1910–1914; 5. Race, conscription, and the meaning of sovereignty in war; 6. The sharp sickle: new realities of sovereignty in the British Empire, 1918–1926; Epilogue – the Statute of Westminster: a once and future sovereignty;

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Book SynopsisA new and an essential reference work for any international human rights law academic, student or practitioner, A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights spans all substantive rights of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), approached from the perspective of the ICCPR as an integrated, coherent scheme of rights protection. In detailed coverage of the Human Rights Committee''s output when monitoring ICCPR compliance, Paul M. Taylor offers extraordinary access to forty years of its Concluding Observations, Views and General Comments organised thematically. This Commentary is a solid and practical introduction to any and all of the civil and political rights in the ICCPR, and a rare resource explaining the requirements for domestic implementation of ICCPR standards. An indispensable research tool for any serious enquirer into the subject, the Commentary speaks to the accomplishments of the ICCPR in striving for universal human rigTrade Review'Paul Taylor's Commentary is a monumental achievement. It will take its place as an indispensable guide for human rights lawyers everywhere.' Ian Leigh, Professor of Law, Durham University'Commentaries on international treaties have become an indispensable tool for academics and practitioners alike. Paul Taylor's Commentary with its up to date analysis of the Human Rights Committee's interpretation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political is one of those. Based on an impressive wealth of documents this reference work will be an indispensable resource for all those seeking guidance for domestic implementation.' Anja Seibert-Fohr, former Vice Chair of the Human Rights Committee'When I have a tricky problem involving the ICCPR come across my desk, whether as an academic or a practising barrister, Paul Taylor's Commentary will be the first book I will turn to for guidance. It is fresh, exhaustive (in the best sense), and authoritative.' Conor Gearty, LSE and Matrix Chambers'Paul Taylor has composed an excellent commentary covering all the substantive articles of the ICCPR, including over 40 years of interpretive work by the UN Human Rights Committee. The author examines pertinent drafting history, the contours of various elements in each article, the interplay and interdependence of different rights, the Committee's jurisprudence, general comments and concluding observations and, where relevant, he situates his findings within the broader scheme of international human rights law, as well as academic commentary. The result is a comprehensive and compelling analysis of civil and political rights that will not only facilitate a deep and nuanced understanding of the range and scope of these rights and freedoms, but, crucially, will also make an outstanding contribution to advancing the implementation of human rights. Written in very accessible language, the book represents an essential and insightful guide for scholars, students, policymakers and practitioners.' Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or BeliefTable of Contents1. Self determination; 2. To 'respect and to ensure' covenant rights; 3. The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of Covenant rights; 4. Derogation in times of officially proclaimed public emergency threatening the life of the nation; 5. Bar on interpreting the Covenant in abuse of rights; 6. The right to life; 7. Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; 8. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; 9. Liberty and security; 10. Treatment of those deprived of their liberty; 11. Imprisonment for inability to fulfil a contractual obligation; 12. Freedom of movement of the person; 13. Procedural safeguards in the expulsion of aliens; 14. Fair trial rights; 15. Retroactive criminal law; 16. Recognition as a person before the law; 17. Privacy, home, correspondence; 18. Honour and reputation; 19. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion; 20. Freedom of expression; 21. Propaganda for war and hate speech; 22. Freedom of assembly; 23. Freedom of association; 24. Protection for the family; 25. Protection required for children; 26. Right to participate in public affairs, electoral rights and access to public service; 27. Equality before the law, equal protection of the law; 28. Ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities.

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Book SynopsisAttending to the ''Cry of the Earth'' requires a critical appraisal of how we conceive our relationship with the environment, and a clear vision of how to apprehend it in law and governance. Addressing questions of participation, responsibility and justice, this collective endeavour includes marginalised and critical voices, featuring contributions by leading practitioners and thinkers in Indigenous law, traditional knowledge, wild law, the rights of nature, theology, public policy and environmental humanities.Such voices play a decisive role in comprehending and responding to current global challenges. They invite us to broaden our horizon of meaning and action, modes of knowing and being in the world, and envision the path ahead with a new legal consciousness. A valuable reference for students, researchers and practitioners, this book is one of a series of publications associated with the Earth System Governance Project. For more publications, see www.cambridge.org/earth-system-goverTable of Contents1. An Introduction: Toward The Multifold Vision Sandy Lamalle and Peter Stoett; Part 1: Challenges; 2. Environmental Humanities: Politics, Dialogue and Ethics John Crowley; 3. Decolonising The Dialogue On Climate Change: Indigenous Knowledges, Legal Orders and Ethics Deborah Mcgregor, Mahisha Sritharan; 4. Our Relationship To The Land: An Ecology Of Perception Marten Berkman; 5. A Common Space Of Legal Communication Sandy Lamalle; Part 2: Re-Collection; 6. Traditional Indigenous Knowledge And The Relationship To Mother Earth Marie-Josée Tardif, T8aminik Rankin, Kevin Ka'nahsohon Deer; 7. The Encyclical Laudato Si Of The Pope Francis: Roots And Actuality Jean-Pierre Delville; 8. Persons, Things And Nature In Roman Law: Reflections On Legal History Arnaud Paturet; 9. Environmental Law: Lexical Semantics In The Quest For Conceptual Foundations And Legitimacy Caroline Laske; Part 3: Perspectives; 10. Rights Of Nature, A New Perspective In Law Valérie Cabanes; 11. Property For Nature Yaëll Emerich; 12. Re-Imagining The Common Law: Rights Of Nature Tribunals And The Wild Law Judgement Project Nicole Rogers, Greta Bird, Jo Bird, Michelle Maloney; 13. Democratic Representation, Environmental Justice, And Future People Matthias Fritsch; 14. The Normative And Social Dimensions Of The Transition Toward A Responsible Circular Biobased Economy Vincent Blok; 15. Guardianship Of Nature In Three Traditions Of The Global South Dorine Van Norren; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhich law applies to armed conflict? This book investigates the applicability of international humanitarian law and international human rights law to armed conflict situations. The issue is examined by three scholars whose professional, theoretical, and methodological backgrounds and outlooks differ greatly. These multiple perspectives expose the political factors and intellectual styles that influence scholarly approaches and legal answers, and the unique trialogical format encourages its participants to decenter their perspectives. By focussing on the authors'' divergence and disagreement, a richer understanding of the law applicable to armed conflict is achieved. The book, firstly, provides a detailed study of the law applicable to armed conflict situations. Secondly, it explores the regimes'' interrelation and the legal techniques for their coordination and prevention of potential norm conflicts. Thirdly, the book moves beyond the positive analysis of the law and probes the normative principles that guide the interpretation, application and development of law.Trade Review'[A] compilation of three distinct, highly sophisticated and original analyses of the relative merits of applying one set of laws or the other.' Matthew Evangelista, Journal of Peace ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction. International law governing armed conflict Christian Marxsen and Anne Peters; 1. Trials and tribulations: co-applicability of IHL and human rights in an age of adjudication Helen Duffy; 2. Divisions over distinctions in wartime international law Ziv Bohrer; 3. Towards a moral division of labour between IHL and IHRL during the conduct of hostilities Janina Dill; Conclusion. Productive divisions Christian Marxsen and Anne Peters.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains an analysis of the Resolution adopted in 2015 by the Institute of International Law, on the question of state succession in matters of state responsibility. It explains the content of each provision based on a comprehensive survey of state practice, juridical decisions, and scholarly works.Trade Review'This article-by-article commentary of the Resolution by the Institute of International Law (ILL) on State succession in matters of State responsibility is a remarkable scholarship work by two authors who are well-known specialists of this topic. … The book provides readers with a thorough and detailed analysis of the content and scope of application of each provision of the ILL Resolution. It also explains the reasons which led the Institute to adopt specific solutions to address particular problems of succession to responsibility. It contains the most up-to-date comprehensive survey of existing State practice, judicial decisions and scholarship on this issue, including the works of ILC Special Rapporteur Sturma in his proposed Draft articles on the same topic. The book is a significant and timely contribution to the analysis of the complicated question of State succession in matters of State responsibility, and will undoubtedly become an invaluable reference for all those who will have to deal with questions of State responsibility in situations of State succession.' Brigitte Stern, Université Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne'The book provides crucial insights into one of the most complex, yet largely unsettled issues of international law. It will assist academia, judiciary, diplomats and other practitioners dealing with the issues in question. It will be of great interest to legal experts involved in the discussions taking place in the context of the consideration by the UNGA's Legal Committee of the ongoing work of the ILC on the same topic. The book significantly contributes to the understanding of the interaction between the rules of international law governing State responsibility and the rules concerning State succession, which is indispensable for further harmonization of State practice and development of international law in this field.' Vaclav Mikulka, Former Member of the International Law Commission and its Special Rapporteur on Nationality in relation to Succession of States'The book … fills a major lacuna in the law of State succession. The Institut de droit international put the subject of State succession in the matter of State responsibility on its agenda in 2003 and selected professor Marcelo Kohen as rapporteur of the commission in 2007. In the meantime Professor Kohen supervised the substantial dissertation of Patrick Dumberry on the same matter. On the enlightening and efficient direction of professor Kohen the Commission succeeded in preparing a substantial and well structured resolution which was adopted by the Institut at its Tallin session (2015). This resolution, which is presented and commented in the present book, shows that the Institut has a modest but solid role in the codification of international law. The analysis offered by two eminent specialists offer to governments and practitioners the opportunity to obtain nuanced answers to the questions generated by this complex subject.' Jean Salmon, l'Université libre de BruxellesTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: Part II. Article-by-Article Commentary: 1. General provisions; 2. Common rules; 3. Provisions concerning specific categories of succession of States.

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Book SynopsisPolicymakers, legislators, scientists, thinkers, military strategists, academics, and all those interested in understanding the future want to know how twenty-first century scientific advance should be regulated in war and peace. This book tries to provide some of the answers. Part I summarises some important elements of the relevant law. In Part II, individual chapters are devoted to cyber capabilities, highly automated and autonomous systems, human enhancement technologies, human degradation techniques, the regulation of nanomaterials, novel naval technologies, outer space, synthetic brain technologies beyond artificial intelligence, and biometrics. The final part of the book notes important synergies that emerge between the different technologies and legal provisions, existing and proposed, assesses notions of convergence and of composition in international law, and provides some concluding remarks. The new technologies, their uses, and their regulation in war and peace are presenteTable of ContentsPart I: 1. Introduction William H. Boothby; 2. Regulating new weapon technologies William H. Boothby; 3. The law on the conduct of hostilities William H. Boothby; 4. Non-LOAC governed deployment of military technologies: some regulatory touchstones Rob McLaughlin; Part II: 5. Cyber capabilities William H. Boothby; 6. Highly automated and autonomous technologies William H. Boothby; 7. Military human enhancement Ioana Maria Puscas; 8. Legal aspects of human enhancement technologies Heather A. Harrison Dinniss; 9. Human degradation technologies and international law Harry Aitken and Hitoshi Nasu; 10. Nanomaterials: a tale of two applications Kobi Leins and Diana M. Bowman; 11. Naval technologies Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg; 12. Outer space Melissa de Zwart; 13. Synthetic brain technologies: beyond artificial intelligence David P. Fidler; 14. Biometrics William H. Boothby; 15. So, what do we make of all this? William H. Boothby.

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Book SynopsisCoined barely two decades ago, the Anthropocene has become one of the most influential and controversial terms in environmental policy. Yet it remains an ambivalent and contested formulation, giving rise to a multitude of unexpected, and often uncomfortable, conversations. This book traces in detail a broad variety of such ''Anthropocene encounters'': in science, philosophy and literary fiction. It asks what it means to ''think green'' in a time when nature no longer offers a stable backdrop to political analysis. Do familiar political categories and concepts, such as democracy, justice, power and time, hold when confronted with a world radically transformed by humans? The book responds by inviting more radical political thought, plural forms of engagement, and extended ethical commitments, making it a fascinating and timely volume for graduate students and researchers working in earth system governance, environmental politics and studies of the Anthropocene. This is one of a series ofTrade Review'… by discussing how the Anthropocene relates to contemporary political concepts such as democracy, power, and time, this collection opens up to multifaceted trajectories taking into consideration pluralist and critical perspectives.' L. A. Reisch and F. C. Doebbe, Journal of Consumer PolicyTable of ContentsList of figures; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Encountering the 'Anthropocene': setting the scene Frank Biermann and Eva Lövbrand; Part I. The Conceptual Politics of the Anthropocene: Science, Philosophy, and Culture: 2. The 'Anthropocene' in global change science: expertise, the Earth, and the future of humanity Noel Castree; 3. The 'Anthropocene' in philosophy: the neo-material Turn and the question of nature Manuel Arias-Maldonado; 4. The 'Anthropocene' in popular culture: narrating human agency, force and our place on Earth Alexandra Nikoleris, Johannes Stripple and Paul Tenngart; Part II. Key Concepts and the Anthropocene: A Reconsideration: 5. Power, world politics and thing-systems in the Anthropocene Anthony Burke and Stefanie Fishel; 6. Time and politics in the Anthropocene: to fast, too slow? Victor Galaz; 7. Democracy in the Anthropocene Ayşem Mert; 8. Global justice and the Anthropocene: reproducing a development story Jeremy Baskin; Part III. The Practices of Political Study in the Anthropocene: 9. The 'Good Anthropocene' and green political theory: rethinking environmentalism, resisting ecomodernism Anne Fremaux and John Barry; 10. Co-producing knowledge and politics of the Anthropocene: the case of the future Earth program Silke Beck; 11. The ethics of political research in the Anthropocene Paul Wapner; 12. Epilogue: continuity and change in the Anthropocene James Meadowcroft; Index.

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Book SynopsisAssuming a central place in Muslim life, the Qur''an speaks of one community of the faith, the umma. This unity of the faithful is recognised as the default aspiration of the believer, and in the modern era, intellectuals and political leaders have often vied both to define, and to lead it. Based on case studies of actors such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and ISIS, James Piscatori and Amin Saikal consider how some appeals to pan-Islam prove useful, yet other attempts at cross-border institutionalisation including the Sunni Caliphate or the modern Shi''i-inspired Islamic Revolution, founder on political self-interest and sectarian affiliations. Accompanied by a range of scriptural references to examine different interpretations of the umma, Piscatori and Saikal explore why, despite it meaning such widely different things, and its failure to be realised as a concrete project, neither the umma''s popular symbolic appeal nor its influence on a politics of identity has diminished.Trade Review'… this is a very timely, informative, and insightful book.' A. T. Kuru, Choice'Piscatori and Saikal fill a lacuna among existing publications in their book's blending of political theory with a novel analysis of political practices among contemporary Muslims … This book should be the default text for fellow practitioners and anyone who wishes to understand the rapidly changing pace of events in Islam and politics today.' Ravza Altuntaş-Çakır, Insight TurkeyTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Sunni constructions of the Umma; 3. Shi'a Islam and the Umma; 4. Saudi 'guardianship' of the Umma; 5. ISIS's conception of the Umma; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisHow does international law impact the behavior of states? This book designed for students in multiple disciplines offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ''law of nations,'' detailing the evolution of state practice in response to an ever-changing, diverse world. In this new edition of William Slomanson''s foundational text, the new authors, Professors Slagter and Van Doorn, trace how states manage their sovereignty in myriad ways, working through treaties, international organizations, and international courts to secure their own as well as global interests. With special emphasis on five key areas-human rights, the use of force, human security and humanitarian intervention, environmental protection, and economic relations-the authors illustrate both the power and limits of international law to provide structure and predictability on a globalized planet. Real-world problem sets, annotated bibliographies, and a practical guide to studying international law make this a text that students and instructors alike will appreciate.Trade Review'The authors have produced a superb book on the fundamental topics, issue areas, and perspectives on international law, appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students. The book is unmatched in its readability, organization, depth, and breadth and provides online support. The 7th edition builds and improves upon the long-enduring Bill Slomanson's book.' Ali Abootalebi, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire'Having taught international law for the past two decades, I have been on a long quest for a book that would present an engaging introduction to the subject matter for a diverse range of students, while striking the right balance between rigor and accessibility. Now, that quest has concluded with the 7th edition of Fundamental Perspectives on International Law.' Jack R. Mangala, Grand Valley State University'Slagter and Van Doorn have done an exceptional job updating Slomanson's Fundamental Perspectives on International Law for anyone interested in what international law can tell us about many contemporary global issues. The book draws on timely examples to provide an accessible overview of the promise and the limits of international law from traditional sources and emerging perspectives.' Adam Van Liere, University of Wisconsin La CrosseTable of Contents1. What Is International Law?; 2. States and Individuals in International Law; 3. Treaties and Diplomacy; 4. Range of Sovereignty; 5. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction; 6. International Organizations; 7. Human Rights; 8. The Use of Force by States; 9. Intervention and Human Security; 10. International Environmental Law; 11. International Economic Relations.

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Book SynopsisNathan A. Kurz charts the fraught relationship between Jewish internationalism and international rights protection in the second half of the twentieth century. For nearly a century, Jewish lawyers and advocacy groups in Western Europe and the United States had pioneered forms of international rights protection, tying the defense of Jews to norms and rules that aspired to curb the worst behavior of rapacious nation-states. In the wake of the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel, however, Jewish activists discovered they could no longer promote the same norms, laws and innovations without fear they could soon apply to the Jewish state. Using previously unexamined sources, Nathan Kurz examines the transformation of Jewish internationalism from an effort to constrain the power of nation-states to one focused on cementing Israel''s legitimacy and its status as a haven for refugees from across the Jewish diaspora.Trade Review'In a breathtaking historical passage through the moral and political dilemma evoked by applying universally valid Human Rights on Jewish national existence after the Holocaust in the form of the State of Israel, Nathan A. Kurz skillfully demonstrates an unresolved theoretical aporia: the dramatic conceptual relationship between individual and collective rights.' Dan Diner, author of Beyond the Conceivable: Studies on Germany, Nazism and the Holocaust'Unpicking complacent assumptions about the place of Jews and Jewish rights in the post-war world order, this terrific book helps us to understand how the ruptures between Jewish internationalism and human rights developed – and how the patterns of the post-war era relate to what came before.' Abigail Green, author of Moses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator, Imperial Hero'Casting an exceptionally wide net, Nathan Kurz offers a fresh and surprising account of the complicated relationship between Jewish internationalism and human rights. Like all great work, this brilliantly sparkling book, brimming with revelatory insights about concepts and methods, makes sense of a unique case—especially how Israel from its very founding threw up obstacles to a Jewish embrace of human rights—while also enriching our understanding of global processes.' Barbara Keys, author of Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s'… Kurz's book is a useful contribution to the documentation and understanding of the process by which Jewish liberal internationalists, and particularly the Zionists among them, struggled with the post-Holocaust biases and realpolitik of the human rights establishment.' Gerald M. Steinberg, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs'… meticulously researched and forcefully written … Jewish Internationalism expands our understanding of the key human rights protagonists, deliberations, and debates after World War II and of the evolution of human rights ideas and institutions over four tumultuous Cold War decades.' Carole Fink, H-Net Reviews'… anyone who wants to understand how Jewish human rights work has developed under the difficult conditions of the Cold War and decolonization will in future have to resort to this excellent book first.' Annette Weinke, H-Soz-KultTable of ContentsDramatis Personae; Introduction; 1. “Individual rights were not enough for true freedom”; 2. Who Will Tame the Will to Defy Humanity?; 3. The Consequences of 1948; 4. Exit from North Africa; 5. From Antisemitism to “Zionism is Racism”; 6. The Inadequacy of Madison Avenue Methods; 7.“Good words have become the servants of evil masters”; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisA new nuclear arms race is underway. This book describes in accessible language how and why it is happening, who still possesses nuclear weapons, and what constraints apply to those weapons under international law.Table of ContentsCases and Materials; Introduction; 1. The development of nuclear weapons; 2. Use of nuclear weapons; 3. The treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; 4. The testing of nuclear weapons; 5. Agreements between Russia and the United States; 6. Treaties prohibiting nuclear weapons; 7. Verification; 8. Use and testing of nuclear weapons under international law; Concluding remarks on the future of nuclear arms control and disarmament; Select bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe IranUS. Claims Tribunal, concerned principally with the claims of US nationals against Iran, is the most important international claims tribunal to have sat in over half a century. Its jurisprudence is bound to make a uniquely important contribution to international law and, in particular, the law relating to aliens, treaty law, and international arbitral procedure. The 40th volume of the IranUS Claims Tribunal Reports makes available to the public the Tribunal''s most recent work, including an important award in a large dispute between Iran and the United States. This volume of the Reports is a critical contribution to the field of international arbitration that will inform and guide the practice of international arbitration practitioners from around the world.Table of ContentsEditorial note; Acknowledgements; Table of cases — volume 40; Consolidated table of cases; The Islamic Republic of Iran v. The United States of America; Index.

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Book SynopsisUniting Nations is a comparative study of Britons who worked in the United Nations and international non-governmental and civil society organizations from 1945 to 1970 and their role in forging the postwar international system. Daniel Gorman interweaves the personal histories of scores of individuals who worked in UN organizations, the world government movement, Quaker international volunteer societies, and colonial freedom societies to demonstrate how international public policy often emerged ''from the ground up.'' He reveals the importance of interwar, Second World War, colonial, and voluntary experiences in inspiring international careers, how international and national identities intermingled in the minds of international civil servants and civil society activists, and the ways in which international policy is personal. It is in the personal relationships forged by international civil servants and activists, positive and negative, biased and altruistic, short-sighted or visionary,Trade Review'This is an insightful account of Britain's role in post-war internationalism. In a field that tends to focus on institutions and governance, Gorman shows how individuals from various walks of life shaped international civil service and civil society. The rich case studies provide new perspectives on how decolonisation, technical development, human rights, and professionalisation registered in the international sphere.' Anna Bocking-Welch, University of Liverpool'Gorman's book maps out, for the first time and on the basis of extensive research, the contribution made by many individual Britons to the burgeoning international community of the post-war decades: the careers that they made, the institutions that they served, and the ideas that motivated them.' Tom Buchanan, University of Oxford'This well-researched book generates new insights into the role of international civil servants offering an excellent comparison of the different spaces and agency of civil servants and non-state actors. It is essential reading for the expanding literature on the inner workings of international organisations.' Alanna O'Malley, Leiden UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. International lives: Britons at the UN Secretariat; 2. Global security, peacekeeping, and civilian aid; 3. Global social governance; 4. The dreamers: The world parliament movement; 5. An experiment in international cooperation: The Friends Ambulance Unit Postwar and International Service, 1946–1959; 6. The Movement for Colonial Freedom; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 have developed significantly in the sixty years since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better understanding of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive update of its original Commentaries. Its preparation was coordinated by Jean-Marie Henckaerts, ICRC legal adviser and head of the project to update the Commentaries. The First Convention is a foundational text of international humanitarian law. It contains the essential rules on the protection of the wounded and sick, those assigned to their care, and the red cross and red crescent emblems. This article-by-article Commentary takes into account developments in the law and practice to provide up-to-date interpretations of the Convention. The new Commentary has been reviewed by humanitarTable of ContentsIntroduction; Preamble; Part I. General Provisions: Article 1. Respect for the Convention; Article 2. Application of the Convention; Article 3. Conflicts not of an international character; Article 4. Application by neutral powers; Article 5. Duration of application; Article 6. Special agreements; Article 7. Non-renunciation of rights; Article 8. Protecting Powers; Article 9. Activities of the ICRC and other impartial humanitarian organizations; Article 10. Substitutes for protecting powers; Article 11. Conciliation procedure; Part II. Wounded and Sick: Article 12. Protection and care of the wounded and sick; Article 13. Protected persons; Article 14. Status of the wounded and sick who have fallen into enemy hands; Article 15. Search for casualties. Evacuation; Article 16. Recording and forwarding of information; Article 17. Prescriptions regarding the dead. Graves Registration Service; Article 18. Role of the population; Part III. Medical Units and Establishments: Article 19. Protection of medical units and establishments; Article 20. Protection of hospital ships; Article 21. Discontinuance of protection of medical units and establishments; Article 22. Conditions not depriving medical units and establishments of protection; Article 23. Hospital zones and localities; Part IV. Personnel: Article 24. Protection of permanent personnel; Article 25. Protection of auxiliary personnel; Article 26. Personnel of aid societies; Article 27. Societies of neutral societies; Article 28. Retained personnel; Article 29. Status of auxiliary personnel who have fallen into enemy hands; Article 30. Return of medical and religious personnel; Article 31. Selection of personnel for return; Article 32. Return of personnel belonging to neutral countries; Part V. Buildings and Material: Article 33. Buildings and material of medical units and establishments; Article 34. Property of aid societies; Part VI. Medical Transports: Article 35. Protection of medical transports; Article 36. Medical aircraft; Article 37. Flight over neutral countries. Landing of the wounded and sick; Part VII. The Distinctive Emblem: Article 38. Emblem of the Convention; Article 39. Use of the emblem; Article 40. Identification of medical and religious personnel; Article 41. Identification of auxiliary personnel; Article 42. Marking of medical units and establishments; Article 43. Marking of units of neutral countries; Article 44. Restrictions in the use of the emblem. Exceptions; Part VIII. Execution of the Convention: Article 45. Detailed execution. Unforeseen cases; Article 46. Prohibition of reprisals; Article 47. Dissemination of the Convention; Article 48. Translations. Implementing laws and regulations; Part IX. Repression of Abuses and Infractions: Article 49. Penal sanctions; Article 50. Grave breaches; Article 51. Responsibilities of the contracting parties; Article 52. Enquiry procedure; Article 53. Misuse of the emblem; Article 54. Prevention of misuse of the emblem; Final provisions; Article 55. Languages; Article 56. Signature; Article 57. Ratification; Article 58. Coming into force; Article 59. Relation to previous conventions; Article 60. Accession; Article 61. Notification of accessions; Article 62. Immediate effect; Article 63. Denunciation; Article 64. Registration with the United Nations; Testimonium and signature clause.

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Book SynopsisProtracted and bitter resistance by alter- and anti-globalisation movements shows that the globalisation of law transpires as the globalisation of inclusion and exclusion. Humanity is inside and outside global law in all its possible manifestations. But how is this possible? How must legal orders be structured, such that, even if we can now speak of law beyond state borders, no emergent global legal order is possible that does not include without excluding? Is an authoritative politics of boundaries possible that neither postulates the possibility of realising an all-inclusive global legal order nor accepts resignation or political paralysis in the face of the globalisation of inclusion and exclusion? These pressing questions guide this book, opening up a vast field of enquiry that demands integrating sociological, doctrinal and philosophical perspectives and insights.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Law and the globalisation of inclusion and exclusion; 2. Collective action and emergent global legal orders; 3. Three variations on the theme of legal unification and pluralisation; 4. Anti-globalisations and the nomos of the earth; 5. Authority and reciprocal recognition; 6. Asymmetrical recognition; 7. Struggles for representation in a global context; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat can the international community do when countries would rather ignore a thorny problem? Scorecard Diplomacy shows that, despite lacking traditional force, public grades are potent symbols that can evoke countries'' concerns about their reputations and motivate them to address the problem. The book develops an unconventional but careful argument about the growing phenomenon of such ratings and rankings. It supports this by examining the United States'' foreign policy on human trafficking using a global survey of NGOs, case studies, thousands of diplomatic cables, media stories, 90 interviews worldwide, and other documents. All of this is gathered together in a format that walks the reader through the mechanisms of scorecard diplomacy, including an assessment of the outcomes. Scorecard Diplomacy speaks both to those keen to understand the pros and cons of US policy on human trafficking and to those interested in the central question of influence in international relations. The book'Trade Review'Judith G. Kelley bridges rigorous academic research and policy relevance as realms too often divorced. She is uniquely creative in delivering unexpected conclusions and hard proof. This study offers subtle insights about what actually works in US human trafficking policy. The book sheds light on how reputation affects governments' conduct and laws. It addresses important questions about the relative impact of rating countries, sanctions, diplomacy over time, consistency, and unilateralism in foreign policy. Scorecard Diplomacy is a major work on norms and impactful statecraft, important far beyond its fascinating case study on combating the sex and labor slavery of our time.' Mark P. Lagon, Centennial Fellow, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and former US Ambassador-At-Large to Combat Trafficking Persons'Scorecard Diplomacy is social science at its best. Marshaling a wealth of material and methods, Judith G. Kelley explains why states care about reputations and how grading of their performances affects behavior.' Jonas Tallberg, Stockholms Universitet'A quiet revolution has occurred in global governance over the last two decades. States, international organizations, and non-state actors are scoring, ranking, and measuring states for all kinds of reasons - which country is the least corrupt, the most democratic, and on and on. But do states actually care enough to change their behavior so that they can move up in the rankings? Scorecard Diplomacy is the first place to look when trying to answer these questions. Careful, systematic, and consistently compelling, Kelley makes the case that these scores can matter. In doing so she not only provides an important statement on the new global governance, she also contributes to the ongoing recognition of the different kinds of power that exist in world affairs. A fascinating and important contribution to international relations and global governance.' Michael Barnett, International Affairs and Political Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC'Scorecard Diplomacy is a fascinating study of how the United States uses its assessment power to influence policy change around the world. Judith G. Kelley shows that ratings matter in the public sphere. This is an incredibly insightful look at how modern US diplomacy has harnessed anxiety about 'grades' to provoke change in national policies - and has kept human trafficking on the global agenda.' Beth A. Simmons, Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law and Political Science, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsPart I. Theory and Production: 1. Introduction; 2. Scorecard diplomacy and reputation; 3. The case of human trafficking; 4. How third parties boost reputational concerns; Part II. Effects: 5. Micro-level evidence of reputational concerns; 6. From reputational concerns to effects on laws, practices and norms; 7. When does it work; 8. Country perspectives; Conclusion. Reputation and policy; Methods appendix; Results appendix.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a compilation of CRS reports on defense policies. Some topics discussed herein include the United States Special Operations Command, US withdrawals from treaties and other international agreements, artificial intelligence development and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Book SynopsisBill Clinton came to the presidency during the first moments of the post-Cold War era, when the United States and the international system were at a crossroads. Faced with the choice of either retreating from the world or acting as world policeman, Clinton chose a path of unabashed practical internationalism. His foreign policy embraced globalization, free trade and the promotion of democracy abroad, while acknowledging American limits. Scholarly and pubic interest in Clintons foreign policy have peaked recently, as the shape of the Trump administrations foreign policy has unfolded. Todays populist nationalists might be seen as reacting to the Clinton agenda: They have attacked free trade and internationalism as a bad deal for US workers, striking out not only at trade agreements, but at immigration, refugee acceptance, US intervention, and international institutions such as the International Criminal Court and the Kyoto Protocol. Today, advocates of free trade and international engagement warn that the United States must continue to take a leadership role in steering the international agreements and institutions that it helped to create, as a way of advancing American prosperity and security. This is the reason the Clinton administrations foreign policy legacy continues to be important today. To understand America First, we must first understand the underpinnings of globalization and the policy of practical internationalism. During Clintons time in office and not long after, many scholars struggled to find coherence to the administrations foreign policy legacy, despite the administrations continued assertions of an overarching strategy. Today, it is more apparent than ever that 1) Clintons foreign policy had a cohesive theme, 2) his internationalism sowed the seeds of our current America First brand of populism, and 3) Clintons successes and failures hold important lessons for policymakers today. The introduction to this edited volume explores these themes, and the remainder of the books seventeen chapters, authored by scholars of comparative politics, international relations and history, expand on particular policies. With the Trump administration midterm assessments coming in Fall 2018 and Winter 2019, there will be heightened interest in the background of such issues as engagement with North Korea; terrorism; nuclear proliferation; relations with China, India, and Japan; peacemaking in Northern Ireland; cooperation with NATO and the UN; and the difficulty of pursuing peace in the Middle East.

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Book SynopsisThe government reports included in this book range from June to September 2018 and examine US border control and security. The first report is focused on the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and began operations in 2003. This report examines the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans as well as its Sub-Offices. The second report is an assessment of selected DHS components requirements infrastructure (such as Customs and Border Protection, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the US Coast Guard, and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services). It provides recommendations on additional practices that could help better develop operational requirements. Next, the southwest border of the United States has long been vulnerable to cross-border illegal activity. According to Border Patrol data, in Fiscal year 2017, Border Patrol agents apprehended 304,000 illegal entrants. Additionally, the US Customs and Border Protections (CBP) spent approximately $2.3 billion between 2007 and 2015 to deploy physical barriers along the nearly 2,000-mile southwest border. In the third report, the progress DHS has made is examined as well as the challenges it has faced implementing its border security efforts. In January and March 2017, the President issues a series of executive orders related to border security and immigration. The fourth report included in this book reviews the agencies implementation of the executive orders and related spending. Finally, the processes for tracking and unifying separated families are looked at and the progress and challenges in recruiting, hiring and retaining law enforcement personnel for US Customers and Border Protection is discussed in detail.

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Book SynopsisGeographic proximity has ensured strong linkages between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean, based on diverse U.S. interests, including economic, political, and security concerns. The United States is a major trading partner and the largest source of foreign investment for many countries in the region, with free-trade agreements enhancing economic linkages with 11 countries. The region is a large source of U.S. immigration, both legal and illegal; proximity and economic and security conditions are major factors driving migration. The United States provides foreign assistance to the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean to support development and other U.S. objectives. U.S. policymakers have emphasized different strategic interests in the region at different times.

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Book SynopsisThe United States has maintained significant interest in Mexico, an ally and top trade partner. In recent decades, U.S.-Mexican relations have grown closer through cooperative management of the 2,000-mile border, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and security and rule of law cooperation under the Mérida Initiative. Relations have been tested, however, by President Donald J. Trumps shifts in U.S. immigration and trade policies. This book provides an overview of political and economic conditions in Mexico, followed by assessments of selected issues of congressional interest in Mexico: security and foreign aid, trade, immigration, organized crime, violence and water issues.

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