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Book SynopsisThis book explores the large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law. It examines not only the use of force by states but also the role of the UN in peacekeeping and enforcement action, and the increasing role of regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security.The UN Charter framework is under challenge. Russia''s invasion of Georgia and intervention in Ukraine, the USA''s military operations in Syria, and Saudi Arabia''s campaign to restore the government of Yemen by force all raise questions about the law on intervention. The ''war on terror'' that began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the USA has not been won. It has spread far beyond Afghanistan: it has led to targeted killings in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, and to intervention against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Is there an expanding right of self-defence against non-state actors? Is the use of force effective? The development of nuclear weapons by North Korea has reigniteTrade ReviewReview from previous edition The detailed arguments and broad conclusions draw[n] stand fair and square. * Royal United Services Institute Journal *... the book's appearance at this critical moment for the law regulating the use of force is most welcome, especially for students ... a helpful reference. * Mary Ellen O'Connell, The American Journal of International Law *Comprehensive, easy to read, up-to-date, and informed. * Ilias Bantekas *This book provides students of international law and international relations with a highly accessible, thoroughly expert analysis of the rules governing when states may resort to military force. I would not want to teach without it. * Michael Byers *Table of Contents1: Law and Force 2: The Prohibition of the Use of Force 3: Invitation and Intervention 4: Self-defence 5: The Use of Force against Terrorism: a New War for a New Century? 6: The UN and the Use of Force 7: Security Council Authorization for Member States to Use Force 8: Regional Peacekeeping and Enforcement Action

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Book SynopsisIn a global economy, multinational companies often operate in jurisdictions where governments are either unable or unwilling to uphold even the basic human rights of their citizens. The expectation that companies respect human rights in their own operations and in their business relationships is now a business reality that corporations need to respond to. Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Practice is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary textbook that addresses these issues. It examines the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate and highlights the business and legal challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving respect for human rights, exploring such topics as: the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving human rights iTrade Review"An important contribution to a vital subject, this excellent primer on business and human rights offers valuable insight for both current and future practitioners. Recognizing the challenges and preparing effectively are vital to drive responsible and sustainable business." Paul Polman – Chief Executive Officer, Unilever "Baumann-Pauly and Nolan have written an important and ambitious book, tackling a topic that remains increasingly urgent and still understudied: how to integrate human rights concerns into global business. The editors skillfully examine the complex history of this topic and sketch out a number of realistic strategies that stakeholders can use to bring human rights issues more forcefully into the corporate environment. The book will be a useful tool for educating both future and current business leaders." Debora Spar - President, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, USA. Table of ContentsChapter 1 The relationship of human rights to business; Business and human rights in context, JustineNolan; Making the business case for human rights: an assessment, DorothéeBaumann-Pauly, MichaelPosner; Bhopal: the saga continues 31 years on, SuryaDeva; Rana Plaza: the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh and its ramifications for the global garment industry, JustineNolan; Chapter 2 Regulatory framework and Guiding Principles; Mapping the movement: the business and human rights regulatory framework, JustineNolan; The United Nations ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy’ Framework and Guiding Principles, ChipPitts; Incorporating human rights: lessons learned, and next steps, John GerardRuggie; A business and human rights treaty, JustineNolan; Towards a business and human rights treaty?, ArvindGanesan; Chapter 3 Business and human rights; From side show to main act: can business and human rights save corporate responsibility?, FlorianWettstein; Implementing human rights in global business: high performance with high integrity, Ben W.HeinemanJr.; Human rights ‘intrapreneurs’: challenges and keys to success, ChristineBader; The social licence: one way of thinking about business and human rights, JohnMorrison; Salient human rights issues: when severe risks to people intersect with risks to business, CarolineRees, RachelDavis; Chapter 4 Defining and implementing human rights standards industry by industry; Setting and enforcing industry-specific standards for human rights: the role of multi-stakeholder initiatives in regulating corporate conduct, DorothéeBaumann-Pauly, JustineNolan, SarahLabowitz, Auretvan Heerden; The Fair Labor Association: improving workers’ rights in global supply chains, Auretvan Heerden; The Global Network Initiative: how can companies in the information and communications technology industry respect human rights?, MichaelSamway; Extractives and multi-stakeholder initiatives: the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights; the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, ScottJerbi; The emergence of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers, Anne-MarieBuzatu; Standard setting for agriculture, MichaelPosner; The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Campaign for Fair Food: the evolution of a business and human rights campaign, JoanneBauer; Chapter 5 Key constituents that drive the implementation of business and human rights; The role of civil society in business and human rights, ChrisJochnick, LouisBickford; Workers’ rights in the business and human rights movement, BarbaraShailor; Shopping for a better world: how consumer decisions can help to promote sustainability and human rights, GuidoPalazzo, FelicitasMorhart, JudithSchrempf-Stirling; Investors: models and strategies for engaging with human rights, MaryDowell-Jones; Thinking long-term: investment strategies and responsibility, Mattie J.Bekink; Investors and human rights: values, risk and materiality, BennettFreeman; Chapter 6 Accountability and remedy; The meaning of accountability, SimonZadek; Introduction to Sections; Business and human rights litigation in US courts before and after Kiobel, William S.Dodge; Holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights violations: litigation outside the United States, ChristineKaufmann; Access to remedy: non-judicial grievance mechanisms, KristenGenovese; Introduction to Sections; The rise of non-financial disclosure: reporting on respect for human rights, AmolMehra, SaraBlackwell; Mandatory human rights reporting, Anthony P.Ewing; Chapter 7 Global rules, private actors We live in a world of global supply chains, Richard M.Locke; The future of business and human rights: challenges and opportunities, DorothéeBaumann-Pauly, JustineNolan, MichaelPosner;

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the application of concepts of fiduciary duty or public trust in responding to the policy and governance challenges posed by policy problems that extend over multiple terms of government or even, as in the case of climate change, human generations. The volume brings together a range of perspectives including leading international thinkers on questions of fiduciary duty and public trust, Australia''s most prominent judicial advocate for the application of fiduciary duty, top law scholars from several major universities, expert commentary from an influential climate policy think-tank and the views of long-serving highly respected past and present parliamentarians. The book presents a detailed examination of the nature and extent of fiduciary duty, looking at the example of Australia and having regard to developments in comparable jurisdictions. It identifies principles that could improve the accountability of political actors for their responses to major problems thaTrade Review'These stimulating essays confront the incapacity of our democratic and international institutions to meet the challenge of Carbon emissions. The authors canvass the possibility of refining and developing existing legal concepts, including the public trust doctrine, the fiduciary duty, integrity regimes and sovereign trust obligations, so as to breathe life into our institutions and equip them to meet that challenge.' Sir Anthony Mason, AC, KBE, QC, formerly ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of AustraliaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Rulers’ Duties to Our Environment?, Ken Coghill, Charles Sampford, Tim Smith; Chapter 2 Fiduciary Duty and Climate Governance: Challenges for International Diplomacy and Law, Will McGoldrick, Donald Feaver, Andrew Maver; Chapter 3 Public Trusts and Fiduciary Relations, Paul Finn; Chapter 4 Trust, Governance and the Good Life, Lisi Oliver, Charles Sampford; Chapter 5 Public Officials, Public Trusts and Fiduciary Duties, John Glover; Chapter 6 Atmospheric Trust Litigation Across the World, Mary Christina Wood; Chapter 7 Fiduciary Principles and International Organizations, Donald Feaver; Chapter 8 High Court of Australia on Fiduciary Theory, Rosemary Teele Langford; Chapter 9 Applying Fiduciary Duty in Real Politik, Andrew Murray; Chapter 10 Fiduciary Duty, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Robert Clark; Chapter 11 The Role of Fiduciary Duty in Safeguarding the Future, Kelvin Thomson; Chapter 12 A Ponzi Scheme on the Environment? Failures of Fiduciary Duty and the Challenges of Climate Governance, Fiona Haines; Chapter 13 From Fiduciary States to Joint Trusteeship of the Atmosphere: The Right to a Healthy Environment through a Fiduciary Prism, Evan Fox-Decent; Chapter 14 Conclusion, Ken Coghill, Charles Sampford, Tim Smith;

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Book SynopsisChallenges assumptions about welfare policies, welfare recipients, and crime controlTrade Review"The 1990s ushered in an era of neoliberal changes in the US in public policies aimed at the poor. Key to these modifications was a shift in ideological thought that mandated personal responsibility for all. Poverty researchers have always paid attention to the hegemonic discourses that shaped public policy, ranging from regulating the behaviors of the poor, to determining which poor are worthy of assistance, to punishing the poor (e.g., Loïc Waquant, Punishing the Poor, 2009; Michael Katz, The Undeserving Poor, 1989). Gustafson (law, Connecticut) continues this tradition by focusing on how US welfare policy has increasingly become criminalized despite the polyvocality of welfare recipients. She examines the similarities and differences of 34 female and male respondents concerning their knowledge, perspectives, and experiences of the rules and sanctions governing welfare. The author begins by offering a comprehensive overview of US poverty embedded within a criminalization of poverty,and draws upon rational choice theory to conceptually frame her arguments. She adeptly demonstrates the need for a new paradigm that embodies the words of the Founding Fathers to "promote the general Welfare" of all US citizens. Students and researchers alike will benefit from her multidisciplinary approach. Summing Up:Recommended.Most levels/libraries." * Choice *"Cheating Welfare is simultaneously compassionate and scholarly. Gustafson provides a rare insider perspective on how citizens understand and use welfare. The stories that she relates are a testament to the resilience and strength of people caring for others as best they can in the face of great adversity. Her discussion of necessary, sometimes inadvertent, non-compliance as a form of resistance brings a more complex understanding to theories of rule abidance. This compelling book is a must-read for students, policymakers, and scholars who wish to have informed opinions based on how policies actually shape the behavior of and outcomes for low-income citizens in the context of their complex lived reality." -- Corey Shdaimah,author of Negotiating Justice"The book is a readable account of welfare mothers (and a few fathers), emphasizing how these people understand and often violate the rules they are supposed to follow. It would be useful in a course on welfare or perhaps as supplementary reading in a course on poverty." -- C. Emory Burton * Contemporary Sociology *"Three categories of welfare recipients emerged from these interviews, the Informed, the Misinformed, and the Preoccupied/Disengaged. Gustafson's main contribution to our understanding of welfare is to show how these categories differ from our assumptions regarding recipients. Through liberal use of interviewee quotes, matched with relevant background on their lives, Gustafson proves that the welfare recipients differ in significant ways from each other and also from the monolithic stereotype. In doing so, Gustafson shows that by listening to the voices of the poor we can better understand the shortfalls of policies designed to help the poor." -- Ezra Rosser * Yale Human Rights & Development *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Reconstructing Social Ills: From the Perils of Poverty to Welfare Dependency 3 The Criminalization of Poverty 4 A Glimpse at the Interviewees 5 Living within and without the Rules 6 Engaging with Rules and Negotiating Compliance 7 Contextualizing Criminality, Noncompliance, and Resistance 8 Cheating Ourselves Appendix A: Critical Methodology Appendix B: Interview Schedule Works Cited Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays covers a broad spectrum of Canadian problems in public law. The contributors have prepared the volume in honour of Dean Emeritus F.C. Cronkite of the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan. All former students of Professor Cronkite, they include some of the most eminent scholars and lawyers in the field. The Honourable W.R. Jackett has contributed an essay on the foundations of Canadian law in history and theory, E.A. Driedger writes on the Canadian Bill of Rights, E.A. Tollefson’s tpic is freedom of the Press, and B.L. Strayer’s essay is on Crown immunity and the power of judicial review. The remaining four essays are: a discussion of judicial review of proceedings of administrative tribunals, by the Honourable M.J. Woods, a discussion of the legislative power to create corporate bodies and public monopolies, by Dean Lederman, a discussion by D.G. Blair, of the dilemma posed by the questions of combines, and a suggestion for a solut

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