International institutions

This book offers a new analytical framework for studying nuclear command and control (C2), based on a comparative study of four nuclear weapons states (NWS).

An accessible and comprehensive resource, EU Environmental Law and Policy explains the structure and logic of EU environmental law and enables readers to quickly gain a thorough understanding of the different areas of EU secondary law pertaining to the protection of the environment.

This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body.

The tremendous growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa comes at a time when the field of international investment law and arbitration is witnessing a renewal.

An original, comparative analysis of the politics of asylum seeking and migration in the Middle East and North Africa.

Financial globalization paired with the relaxation of constraints on capital flows between countries before the 2008 crisis, increased merger activities among the World's largest stock exchanges.

This book examines the prospects and challenges of a global phase-out of highly enriched uranium-and the risks of this material otherwise being used by terrorists to make atom bombs.

A collection of expert essays analysing the AFSJ and its implications from the point of view of fundamental rights.

This new volume develops a conceptual framework for considering and evaluating the roles played by the EU in international politics, drawing upon the literatures of role analysis, international relations and European integration.

This is the first major exploration of the United Nations Security Council's part in addressing the problem of war, both civil and international, since 1945.

This book examines the multiple strategies proposed by the international community for addressing global climate change (GCC) from both human and state-security perspectives.

This book examines contemporary militarism in international politics, employing a variety of different theoretical viewpoints and international case studies.

This book considers the extent to which EU cohesion policy and related pre-accession instruments are contributing to the development of more compound polities in south east Europe and, specifically, promoting multi-level governance.

Provocative and timely examination of European integration and the specific methods that lead to the ill-fated monetary union.

In 2009 and 2010, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights underwent significant reforms to their respective judicial appointments processes.

This book analyses the possibilities and limitations that sub-national actors face when developing diplomatic activities in the Arctic region.

The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty has brought about a proliferation of "e;integration principles"e;.

This book provides readerswith the first comprehensive study of South Africa s foreign policy conducted ina multilateral setting, by placing on record over 1000 of South Africa s votesat the United Nations over a 20 year period.

The European Commission is at the center of the European Union's political system.

This book examines the development of collective security by regional organisations particularly after the Cold War.

This book examines the evolution of international nuclear non-proliferation trade controls over time.

From Global to Grassroots looks at how transnational activism aimed at combating violence against women is used to instigate changes in local practice.

First published in 1997, This book presents a detailed analysis of the Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) policy process.

In less than 100 years, international organizations have evolved from curiosities into keystones of international law.

Space policy is at the cutting edge of current EU policy developments and is a fascinating object of study, involving multiple and diverse actors.

This challenging book argues convincingly that research on European integration has lagged behind important theoretical developments in the fields of international relations, international political economy, and international organization.

This book redefines the traditional understanding of state responsibility.

This book offers a legal analysis of the European Neighbourhood Policy (the ENP) as it applies to developing relations with the EU's neighbours.

Marginalized Communities and Access to Justice is a comparative study, by leading researchers in the field of law and justice, of the imperatives and constraints of access to justice among a number of marginalized communities.

This book provides an empirical understanding of how EU-level defence industrial cooperation functions in practice.

Dimensions of Heritage and Memory is a landmark contribution on the politics of the past in Europe today.

This book shows how environmentalists have shaped the world's largest multilateral development lender, investment financier and political risk insurer to take up sustainable development.

Attorney-client privilege is often invoked as a defence in international arbitration proceedings however the participants often have very different expectations regarding the applicable privilege standard, as national attorney-client privilege laws vary widely between jurisdictions.

This volume examines the role of international law in shaping and regulating transitional contexts, including the institutions, policies, and procedures that have been developed to steer constitutional regime changes in countries affected by catalytic events.

The European Union is one of the world's biggest economies.

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly recognised as playing a significant role in the health sector in developing countries.

The essays in this collection seek to reflect on global governance and to provide a better critical understanding of the various practices that fall under its rubric.

The Difficult Construction of European Banking Union examines the political, legal and economic issues surrounding the lacunae and design faults of European Banking Union and its problematic operation.

What does the 'internal market' mean?

In August 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a crushing victory over the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), thus bringing to an end over fifty years of one-party dominance.

Debates on EU foreign policy have been dominated by two opposing schools of argument.

The global financial and economic crisis struck the European Union and its member states with particular force from 2009 onwards.

Ghana was one of the first African countries to adopt a comprehensive IMF reform program and the one that has sustained adjustment longest.

The United Nations is at a critical juncture.

A History of European Economic Thought grafts the history of economic thought onto Global History by showing how significant economic ideas have influenced the process of Europe's formation from the very beginning to the present day.

The book analyses how political parties compete and strategise on the issue of territorial reform using case-studies that include countries from both Western (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain) and Central-Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia and Romania).

The Cost of Peace (1991) presents an authoritative analysis of the issues in the development of European security.

Budgeting is a key aspect of governmental behaviour.

This book presents an integrated analysis, at once conceptual, historical, and political, of the growing impact of State Funded Aid on international relations, particularly after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of the bipolar system.