International category: 36838 books
The Arab Spring, Democracy and Security
Domestic and International Ramifications
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
This volume analyzes the political, economic and strategic dimensions of the recent upheavals in the Middle East known as the Arab Spring.
Mass demonstrations in many Arab states challenged the political status quo and the existing political and cultural system in the region. While it is too...
by Simon Chesterman, Ian Johnstone, David M. Malone
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Law and Practice of the United Nations: Documents and Commentary combines primary materials with expert commentary demonstrating the interaction between law and practice in the UN organization, as well as the possibilities and limitations of multilateral institutions in general. Each chapter begins...
by Malcolm N. Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2008
Malcolm Shaw's engaging and authoritative International Law has become the definitive textbook for instructors and students alike, in this increasingly popular field of academic study. The hallmark writing style provides a stimulating account, motivating students to explore the subject more fully,...
International Commercial Litigation
Text, Cases and Materials on Private International Law
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
This carefully structured, practice-orientated textbook provides everything the law student needs to know about international commercial litigation. The strong comparative component provides a thought-provoking international perspective, while at the same time allowing readers to gain unique insights...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
With the ad hoc tribunals completing their mandates and the International Criminal Court under significant pressure, today's international criminal jurisdictions are at a critical juncture. Their legitimacy cannot be taken for granted. This multidisciplinary volume investigates key issues pertaining...
Digital Diplomacy
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
This book analyses digital diplomacy as a form of change management in international politics.
The recent spread of digital initiatives in foreign ministries is often argued to be nothing less than a revolution in the practice of diplomacy. In some respects this revolution is long overdue....
Islamic Law and Transnational Diplomatic Law
A Quest for Complementarity in Divergent Legal Theories
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
The book explores the compatibility of Islamic law and international diplomatic law, aiming to maximize diplomatic protection in Muslim states by invoking Islamic law in support of international diplomatic law at national level. The author investigates the concept of diplomatic immunities and privileges...
Cases in International Relations
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Designed to complement the main themes of any introductory course, Snow’s bestselling text presents original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in-depth at issues of current interest. The cases are extremely timely, geopolitically diverse, accessibly written,...
Dancing in Shadows
Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2007
This fascinating book recounts the remarkable tale of a career UN official from Indonesia caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia during the tumultuous period after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Writing from his experience first as a member of the UN transitional...
Towards a Postsecular International Politics
New Forms of Community, Identity, and Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
An investigation of the postsecular in International Relations and how an increasingly postsecular international politics is contributing to the emergence of new patterns of authority, legitimacy and power in the international system.
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Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2007
In international law, as in any other legal system, respect and protection of human rights can be guaranteed only by the availability of effective judicial remedies. When a right is violated or damage is caused, access to justice is of fundamental importance for the injured individual and it is an...
by Jeremy Black
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2002
Offering a thought provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, European International Relations 1648-1815 provides an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations. Jeremy Black's determined engagement with events in Eastern Europe...
Global Justice and International Economic Law
Opportunities and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Since the beginnings of the GATT and the Bretton Woods institutions, and on to the creation of the WTO, states have continued to develop institutions and legal infrastructure to promote global interdependence. International lawyers are experts in understanding how these institutions operate in practice,...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
International law in national courts, and among politicians and citizens, does not always have the desired effect at the domestic level. This volume is a genuinely interdisciplinary analysis of international law and courts, examining a wide range of courts and judicial bodies, including human rights...