Public international law: international organizations and institutions

Revealing the role of discrimination in disasters challenges received wisdom about who is a refugee.

Analysis of some of the most controversial aspects of the European Union''s Lisbon Treaty.

A novel and ground-breaking analysis of the prosecution of environmental harm before the International Criminal Court, addressing both the substance and procedure.

This book considers critics of international criminal law concerning normative concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty, responsibility, punishment, economics, politics, evidence, and fairness.

The first comprehensive study of the distinction between justification and excuse under the international law of state responsibility.

This handbook illustrates the depth and breadth of human rights research, intervention models, and advocacy by psychologists.

An exploration into how uncertainty and political and ethical biases affect international law governing the use of force.

In this book, Alec Stone Sweet and Clare Ryan provide an accessible introduction to Kantian constitutional theory and the law and politics of European rights protection.

This new edition of Hugh Thirlway's authoritative text provides an introduction to one of the fundamental questions of the discipline: what is, and what is not, a source of international law.

Focuses on the four individuals who created the world''s first international tribunals and how they sought justice for millions of victims.

This treatise is a detailed article-by-article examination of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Peoples and minorities in many parts of the world assert a right to self-determination, autonomy, and even secession from a state, which naturally conflicts with that state's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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

Matthew Kennedy exposes the challenges created by the integration and independence of TRIPS within the WTO.

An updated guide and commentary to the rules which regulate anti-doping in sport, including numerous case studies.

Introduces a novel concept of functional international responsibility in international economic law.

In this book world-renowned experts present a timely investigation of the prospects for reformed market-regulation after the financial crisis.

This book tells the story of Kosovo''s independence, from earlier periods of bloodshed to its final status as a state in 2008.

Explores innovative ways to build peace after large-scale violence by combining resilience, adaptive peacebuilding and transitional justice.

Essential for students and scholars in politics and law, Pelc provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility.

Johnston unpacks and critiques the legal, economic, and scientific basis for precautionary climate policies pursued in the United States.

Critically examines whether and how local and experimental action can deliver significant and transformative ways of tackling climate change.

This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2016.

Róisín Mulgrew explores and reconceptualises the way in which international punishment is implemented.

In the past twenty years, international criminal law has become one of the main areas of international legal scholarship and practice.

This first study of the environmental challenges handled by the League of Nations pioneers new perspectives on legal and environmental history.

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

This volume sets out to disentangle the debate about the Millennium Development goals in theory and practice.

This new edition of Trade in Goods is an authoritative work on international trade by one of the most influential scholars in the field.

A new history of the idea of the modern state and its ''personality'', showing the centrality of Pufendorf to its development and propagation.

Shows how global ratings and rankings shape political agendas and influence states'' behavior, reframing how we think about power.

At a time when human rights are coming under increasing pressure, in-depth knowledge and understanding of their foundations, conceptual underpinnings and current practice remain crucial.

This revised edition of The History of ICSID details the history and development of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and its constituent treaty, the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.

The only human rights textbook truly merging law with practice in a comprehensive and enjoyable manner.

With the acceptance of international criminal procedure as a self-sustaining discipline and as the tribunals established to try the most serious crimes in the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda have completed or are beginning to wind up their activities, the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of these international criminal tribunals and their legacy.

Explores how Vattel used the natural law tradition to frame a pragmatic and treaty-oriented model of the law of nations.

An examination of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons within the contemporary nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament security architecture.

Aimed at political sciences students and teachers, Ferreras presents the new idea of ''economic bicameralism'' to redefine firms as political entities.

An updated and reader-friendly overview of WTO law; essential reading for anyone needing an introduction to this complex field.

Explores the tensions that arise when institutions address contemporary security threats.

This book traces the impact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has had on various areas of international law.

A new perspective on the history of transitional justice and why the discourse prioritises particular responses to human rights violations.

Provides a fresh perspective on ASEAN''s role for regional security in Southeast Asia.

Puts forward a concept of shared obligations that enables scholars and practitioners to tackle questions raised by this phenomenon.

Provides the first regulatory history of UN drug control and examines its enabling role in the modern ''war on drugs''.

This book focusses on the debates concerning aspects of intellectual property law that bear on access to medicines in a set of developing countries.

Overview of the ''new extractivist paradigm'' which could bring viable futures for Arctic communities, including renewable energies, tourism, and science.