International category: 36838 books
Indigenous Peoples, Title to Territory, Rights and Resources
The Transformative Role of Free Prior and Informed Consent
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The right of indigenous peoples under international human rights law to give or withhold their Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to natural resource extraction in their territories is increasingly recognized by intergovernmental organizations, international bodies, and industry actors, as...
by Jeffrey Haynes
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Not so very long ago it seemed reasonable to assert that the influence of religion on global politics was on the wane. As the Western world became increasingly secular and the process of globalisation deepened, it seemed inevitable - on the surface at least - that the voice of religion was to be...
Getting to War
Predicting International Conflict with Mass Media Indicators
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
This book shows how to predict wars. More specifically, it tells us how to anticipate in a timely fashion the scope and extent of interstate conflict. By focusing on how all governments--democratic or not--seek to secure public support before undertaking risky moves such as starting a war, Getting...
War, Conflict and Human Rights
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
War, Conflict and Human Rights is an innovative inter-disciplinary textbook, combining aspects of law, politics and conflict analysis to examine the relationship between human rights and armed conflict.
This third edition has been fully revised and updated, and contains a completely new chapter...
by Anne T. Gallagher, Fiona David
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Whether forced into relocation by fear of persecution, civil war, or humanitarian crisis, or pulled toward the prospect of better economic opportunities, more people are on the move than ever before. Opportunities for lawful entry into preferred destinations are decreasing rapidly, creating demand...
State Responsibility
The General Part
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Annexed to GA Resolution 56/83 of 2001, the International Law Commission's Articles on Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts put the international law of responsibility on a sound footing. As Special Rapporteur for the second reading, James Crawford helped steer it to a successful conclusion....
War, Torture and Terrorism
Rethinking the Rules of International Security
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2008
This book seeks to demonstrate how rules not only guide a variety of practices within international politics but also contribute to the chaos and tension on the part of agents in light of the structures they sustain. Four central themes- practice, legitimacy, regulation, and responsibility- reflect...
Becoming Asia
Change and Continuity in Asian International Relations Since World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
At the conclusion of World War II, Asia was hardly more than a geographic expression. Yet today we recognize Asia as a vibrant and assertive region, fully transformed from the vulnerable nation-states that emerged following the Second World War. The transformation was by no means an inevitable one,...
United Nations Reform
Heading North or South?
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2009
This book examines recent attempts at reform within the United Nations in the wake of the institutional crisis provoked by the invasion of Iraq. It contends that efforts at reform have foundered owing to fundamental and bitter political disagreements between the nations of the global North and South.
Following...
The European Union and International Development
The Politics of Foreign Aid
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2007
The European Union is a leading actor in international development, providing more than half of the world’s foreign aid, but also a unique case, combining the characteristics of a bilateral and a multilateral donor. Despite the general acknowledgment that policy coordination substantially improves...
Dynamics of International Business
Comparative Perspectives of Firms, Markets and Entrepreneurship
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
The Dynamics of International Business offers a comparative, chronological overview of the strategic and structural evolution of international firms.
Organized around eras of global economic development, the text synthesizes research on the internationalization of firms, highlighting crucial...
by Yaël Ronen
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Yaël Ronen analyses the international legal ramifications of illegal territorial regimes, namely the illegal annexation of territory or illegal declarations of independence, by reference to the stage of transition from an illegal territorial regime to a lawful one. Six case studies (Namibia, Zimbabwe,...
Small Arms and Security
New Emerging International Norms
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
This book examines the emergence of new international norms to govern the spread of small arms, and the extent to which these norms have been established in the policies and practices of states, regions and international organizations. It also attempts to establish criteria for assessing norm emergence,...
Humiliation in International Relations
A Pathology of Contemporary International Systems
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
In international relations (IR), some states often deny the legal status of others, stigmatising their practices or even their culture. Such acts of deliberate humiliation at the diplomatic level are common occurrences in modern diplomacy. In the period following the breakup of the famous 'Concert...