International law: international disputes and civil procedure

International arbitration is a remarkably resilient institution, but many unresolved and largely unacknowledged ethical quandaries lurk below the surface.

The question of the legality of humanitarian intervention is, at first blush, a simple one.

Multinational Enterprises and the Law presents the only comprehensive, contemporary, and interdisciplinary account of the various techniques used to regulate multinational enterprises (MNEs) at the national, regional and multilateral levels.

This book examines the history, principles, and practice of awarding compensation and restitution in investor-State arbitration disputes, which are initiated under investment treaties.

The move to end impunity for human rights atrocities has seen the creation of international and hybrid tribunals and increased prosecutions in domestic courts.

Human Rights between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings.

As conflict and cooperation among states turn to an ever greater extent on economic issues, this fully updated and expanded second edition presents a comprehensive exploration of the legal foundations of the international economy.

Russian Arbitration Law and Practice provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of Russian arbitration law of post-2015 reform.

Russian Arbitration Law and Practice provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of Russian arbitration law of post-2015 reform.

Multinational Enterprises and the Law presents the only comprehensive, contemporary, and interdisciplinary account of the various techniques used to regulate multinational enterprises (MNEs) at the national, regional and multilateral levels.

The regulation of foreign investment represents one of the most topical and controversial subjects in European Union law and international investment law.

The Function of Law in the International Community, first published in 1933, is one of the seminal works on international law.

The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) establishes an independent international monitoring committee (SPT) which itself will visit states and places where persons are deprived of their liberty.

Some parts of this publication are open access, available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Some parts of this publication are open access, available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Principles of International Criminal Law has become one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice.

Principles of International Criminal Law has become one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice.

The persistent objector rule is said to provide states with an 'escape hatch' from the otherwise universal binding force of customary international law.

The persistent objector rule is said to provide states with an 'escape hatch' from the otherwise universal binding force of customary international law.

The First World War threw the imperial order into crisis.

The past forty years have seen a wide proliferation of disputes under international law concerning cultural heritage.

The past forty years have seen a wide proliferation of disputes under international law concerning cultural heritage.

Despite the growth in international criminal courts and tribunals, the majority of cases concerning international criminal law are prosecuted at the domestic level.

Despite the growth in international criminal courts and tribunals, the majority of cases concerning international criminal law are prosecuted at the domestic level.

International Criminal Law provides a comprehensive overview of an increasingly integral part of public international law.

International Criminal Law provides a comprehensive overview of an increasingly integral part of public international law.

Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination.

Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination.

As a result of globalization, cross-border transactions and litigation, and multilingual legislation, outsourcing legal translation has become common practice.

As a result of globalization, cross-border transactions and litigation, and multilingual legislation, outsourcing legal translation has become common practice.

An internationally-renowned scholar in the fields of international and transitional justice, Diane Orentlicher provides an unparalleled account of an international tribunal's impact in societies that have the greatest stake in its work.

An internationally-renowned scholar in the fields of international and transitional justice, Diane Orentlicher provides an unparalleled account of an international tribunal's impact in societies that have the greatest stake in its work.

The First Bilateral Investment Treaties is the first and only history of the U.

The First Bilateral Investment Treaties is the first and only history of the U.

Although international arbitration has emerged as a credible means of resolution of transnational disputes involving parties from diverse cultures, the effects of culture on the accuracy, efficiency, fairness, and legitimacy of international arbitration is a surprisingly neglected topic within the existing literature.

Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice defines "e;international law"e; to include not only "e;custom"e; and "e;convention"e; between States but also "e;the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations"e; within their municipal legal systems.

Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice defines "e;international law"e; to include not only "e;custom"e; and "e;convention"e; between States but also "e;the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations"e; within their municipal legal systems.

This book explores the rise of private arbitration in religious and other values-oriented communities, and it argues that secular societies should use secular legal frameworks to facilitate, enforce, and also regulate religious arbitration.

This book explores the rise of private arbitration in religious and other values-oriented communities, and it argues that secular societies should use secular legal frameworks to facilitate, enforce, and also regulate religious arbitration.

In the United States today criminal justice can vary from state to state, as various states alter the Modern Penal Code to suit their own local preferences and concerns.

In 1998, the Rome Statute to the International Criminal Court (ICC) emerged as a groundbreaking treaty both due to its codification of international criminal law and its recognition of the crimes committed against women in times of war and conflict.

This book answers two basic but under-appreciated questions: first, how does the American criminal justice system address a defendant's family status?

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Since the desegregation of public schools in the 1950s, the concept of standards-based reform has become a central topic within educational policy.

Failings of the International Court of Justice critically examines the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice.

International investment law today consists of a network of multifaceted, multilayered international treaties that, in one way or another, involve virtually every country of the world.

A vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans.

A vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans.

If a dispute between commercial parties reaches the stage of arbitration, the cause is usually ambiguous contract terms.

Since World War II, there have been some 250 conflicts throughout the world, leaving between 70-170 million atrocity crime victims.