Public international law: international organizations and institutions

Provides the first systematic analysis of new Asian regionalism as a paradigm shift in international economic law.

Provides case studies of the intersection of diplomacy and transitional judicial processes during humanitarian crises in Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, Darfur, and Libya.

The first major study of ''global governors'': the authorities who exercise power across borders for purposes of affecting policy.

Is the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system (DSS) effective?

Introduces the idea of a flexible approach to the human rights movement that returns to basics in an increasingly diverse and multipolar world.

A history of international law in public debates and its resulting popular language of international law.

This book investigates the international responsibility of the EU in relation to the activities of the Frontex Border Agency.

External relations is currently among the most dynamic areas of EU law, its institutional structures profoundly affected by the Lisbon Treaty.

State immunity, the idea that a state, including its individual organs, officials and other emanations, may not be proceeded against in the courts of another state in certain instances, has long been and remains a source of international controversy.

Contemporary, practical coverage of the Human Rights Committee''s responses to challenges to civil and political rights around the world.

A study of how states can lawfully react to malicious cyber conduct, taking into account the problem of timely attribution.

Discusses the concept of unipolarity and the political implications of US primacy for the patterns of international politics.

Humanitarian disarmament is not new, but instead represents a re-emergence of a long-standing sensibility in disarmament discourse

Based on the author's Hague Lectures on ICSID, this book on ICSID and the ICSID Convention provides a detailed introduction to the worlds leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement.

This study of the UNECE environmental regime shows how international law could help solve the world''s freshwater crisis.

Investigates how foreign actors influence citizens'' trust in elections, and cases where outside intervention has enhanced or undermined election integrity.

The gradual legal and political evolution of the European Union has not, thus far, been accompanied by the articulation or embrace of any substantive ideal of justice going beyond the founders' intent or the economic objectives of the market integration project.

Contemporary, practical coverage of the Human Rights Committee''s responses to challenges to civil and political rights around the world.

This book argues that policymakers capitalize on Scandinavia''s humanitarian reputation in world affairs to legitimize their policy and diplomatic interests.

This book asks what are the roles of human rights and democracy in determining the states'' ability to participate in international organisations?

Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.

An examination of how international law fails to challenge fundamental assumptions and address practical issues of hunger and climate change.

Aims to provide a useful analytical tool and practical guidance on good treaty practice.

The link between health and human rights has been recognised for many years, but the increasing visibility of the right to health in international law has been a distinct feature of the last decade.

This book critically analyses the origins, the creation, and the evolution of an international law on investment contract protection.

The only comprehensive analysis of international refugee rights, anchored in the hard facts of refugee life around the world.

This book investigates the international responsibility of the EU in relation to the activities of the Frontex Border Agency.

This book is a groundbreaking study of the emergence of a unique African Union legal system, with contributions from a diverse collection of scholars and practitioners.

Looks at international negotiation from a novel, relational international law perspective and challenges prescriptive models.

Explores how the International Colonial Institute, a pervasive colonial think tank established in 1893, reformed colonialism to make empires last.

This book presents an institutional perspective on realizing the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

This book examines how domestic legal traditions influence states'' commitments to international courts.

A comprehensive legal inquiry into children''s rights and business, drawing on insights from various disciplines, enriched by in-depth case studies.

REDD+ operates to reorganise social relations and to establish new forms of global authority over forests in the Global South.

The European Union is a key participant in international organisations with its involvement taking different forms, ranging from full membership to mere observer.

Maps the UN legal instruments relevant for the protection and promotion of the rights to freedom of expression and information.

By investigating how the International Criminal Court (ICC) is portrayed in Africa, this book highlights how perceptions of justice are multilayered.

Highlights emerging trends and concerns regarding armed violence and small arms proliferation as well as related policies and programming.

A rigorous global examination of the links between peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows of crime and terrorism.

Explores family policies related to households of children with disabilities, providing an in-depth, evidence-based review of legal, programmatic issues.

The most commonly cited justification for international criminal law is that it addresses crimes of such gravity that they "e;shock the conscience of humanity.

What makes a photograph of a dead body obscene?

Prosecution of serious crimes of international concern has been few and far between before and even after the establishment of the International Criminal Court in 2002.

Now available as an eBook for the first time, this 2006 book from the Melland Schill series considers the main legal issues concerning the use of force by international organisations and states.

Offers an overview of international organizations law, including how they work and how they affect their member states.

Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.

The first single-authored account of the international law of energy as a whole, written by a leading authority.

Provides comprehensive coverage of basic and contemporary issues of the law of the sea in a systematic manner.

Administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy.