The past decade has witnessed change in the ways judges for the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights are selected.
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.
This critical review of Hammarskjöld''s legacy as Secretary-General explores the contemporary relevance of his international civil service, agency and leadership.
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.
The United Nations Convention against Corruption includes 71 articles, and takes a notably comprehensive approach to the problem of corruption, as it addresses prevention, criminalization, international cooperation, and asset recovery.
The past decade has witnessed change in the ways judges for the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights are selected.
Leading scholars analyse key dilemmas in the application of sanctions and inducements on states that violate international non-proliferation commitments.
La obra El fiscal y el juez: Benjamin Ferencz y Antonio Cassese de Heikelina Verrijn Stuart y Marlise Simons es un acto de reivindicación del compromiso cívico por la palabra y el discurso inteligente de dos juristas que explican su compromiso con el ideal de justicia.
The first book to study how peace operations have engaged with business to influence its peace-building impact in fragile and conflict-affected societies.
The instinctual desire to support those in need, irrespective of geographic, cultural or religious links, is both facilitated and overwhelmed by the extent of information now available about the multiple humanitarian crises which occur on a daily basis around the world.
World''s foremost experts explain how polycentric thinking can enhance societal attempts to govern climate change, for researchers, practitioners, advanced students.
Examining more than three hundred elections in over a hundred countries, this book shows when and how states intervene in elections in other countries.
The European Court of Human Rights between Law and Politics provides a comprehensive analysis of the origins and development of one of the most striking supranational judicial institutions.