Public international law: international organizations and institutions

The book analyzes State responsibility in international law from a holistic and critical perspective.

This book discusses the conceptual foundations of due diligence obligations and their normative function in the law of international responsibility.

A textbook providing theoretical and historical analyses for understanding contemporary US-Latin American relations.

A close examination of the interface between autonomous technologies and the law with legal analysis grounded in technological realities.

Throughout the first decades of its existence, many held the view that the UN Security Council would in some senses automatically encourage the protection of human rights by maintaining international peace.

This volume offers new practical and theoretical perspectives on one of the most complex questions regarding the formation of international law, namely that actors other than states contribute to the making of customary international law.

A fresh look at the bridges and boundaries between foreign relations law and public international law.

The book examines one of the most debated issues in current international law: to what extent the international legal system has constitutional features comparable to what we find in national law.

As constitutional law globalizes, the quest for a common grammar or 'generic constitutional law' becomes more pressing.

In this unique, forward-looking Handbook, global legal observers assess the existence and emergence of under-researched disaster risk reduction law''.

The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies entered into force more than 60 years ago.

The WTO is one of the most important intergovernmental organizations in the world, yet the way in which it functions as an organization and the scope of its authority and power are still poorly understood.

This book challenges our understanding of the true role and impact of the World Trade Organization.

First published in 1917, Satow's Diplomatic Practice has long been hailed as a classic and authoritative text.

Critically explores how international law is mobilised, by global and local actors, to achieve or block global justice efforts.

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

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.

The book offers a systematic discussion of the facets of the relationship between the European Union and customary international law.

This volume critically reassesses the history and impact of international law in Italy.

What are the limits of human rights, and what do these limits mean?

Terrorism and National Security Reform demonstrates that blue-ribbon commissions can be powerful vehicles for making public policy.

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

This book introduces students to the essential questions of the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law.

The United Nations, whose specialized agencies were the subject of an Appendix to the 1958 edition of Oppenheim's International Law: Peace, has expanded beyond all recognition since its founding in 1945.

Provides a multi-perspective study of the international law on self-defence against non-State actors.

A new approach for studying the interaction between international and domestic processes of criminal law-making in today''s globalized world.

A study, from Hobbes to the UN, of attempts to ground authority on the capacity to guarantee protection.

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

Brings together classic and more recent contributions on the nature and organization of firms.

A detailed examination of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and its position as an informal international organisation.

An investigation of how climate change affects maritime boundaries, suggesting ways for the international law community to mitigate the effects.

This first anthology of women''s international thought explores how women transformed international relations, from the early to mid-20th century.

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

This volume offers new practical and theoretical perspectives on one of the most complex questions regarding the formation of international law, namely that actors other than states contribute to the making of customary international law.

This edited volume examines contemporary global discourses on trafficking, forced labor and modern slavery from a variety of perspectives.

The European Court of Human Rights is one of the main players in interpreting international human rights law where issues of general international law arise.

This book examines the rules and mechanisms of international law relevant to the suppression of state organized crime, and provides a normative justification for developing international legal mechanisms specifically designed to address this phenomenon.

The UN Security Council's transition to 'targeted sanctions' in the 1990s marked a revolutionary shift in the locus of the Council's decision-making from states to individuals.

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

A convenient single volume introduction to international arbitration written by experts, including discussion of the latest developments.

Provides a multi-perspective study of the international law on self-defence against non-State actors.

This book presents a thorough analysis of US intelligence reforms and their effects on national security and civil liberties.

Addresses some fundamental issues underlying the regime of belligerent occupation.

This book covers the relationship between the jurisdictional immunities of States and international organizations, addressing their similarities and dissimilarities.

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.

Leading scholars analyse key dilemmas in the application of sanctions and inducements on states that violate international non-proliferation commitments.

Terrorism and International Law: Accountability, Remedies, and Reform A Report of the IBA Task Force on Terrorism examines the developments in international law and practice in a dynamic and often controversial area.

What are the limits of human rights, and what do these limits mean?

This book focuses on a review of how sixty years of case-law and regulatory activity transformed the European continent and the world.

Explores the shaping of China and India''s energy and climate policies by two-level pressures characterized as wealth, status and asymmetrical interdependence.