International institutions

This book considers the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' contribution to international refugee law since the establishment of UNHCR by the United Nations General Assembly in 1951.

Poverty narratives have become an unprecedented source of empowerment.

The enhanced cooperation mechanism allows at least nine Member States to introduce secondary EU law which is only binding among these Member States.

French rule over Syria and Lebanon was premised on a vision of a special French protectorate established through centuries of cultural activity: archaeological, educational and charitable.

This book argues on EU enlargement looks at how EU members and applicant states negotiate enlargement benefits and costs.

In the 21st century, as the peoples of the world grow more closely tied together, the question of real transnational government will finally have to be faced.

Since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, international law has sought to configure itself as a universal system.

Marc Jacob analyses in depth the most important justificatory and decision-making tool of one of the world''s most powerful courts.

Few nations rely upon the ocean as much as Japan for livelihood, culture and transport.

This book considers the interactions between Africa, Asia and Europe, analysing the short and long term strategies various states have adopted to external relations.

This book contributes to the literature on the change of governance in the context of its European multilevel organization.

The UN human rights agenda has reached the mature age of 70 years and many UN mechanisms created to implement this agenda are themselves in their middle-age, yet human rights violations are still a daily occurrence around the globe.

Provides a new framework for reconceptualizing the historical and contemporary relationship between cultural diversity, political authority, and international order.

This book provides an engaging, jargon-free introduction to the threat of global pandemics, offering an overview of the many origins and triggers of pandemic events.

As a result of the financial crisis, opposition parties have had to choose between the need to cooperate with the majority in order to contribute to necessary socio-economic changes, and the opportunity to stress their adversarial position vis-a-vis governments taking radical and unpopular measures.

The end of the Cold War has been accompanied by renewed enthusiasm over the potential of security institutions in Europe.

This volume addresses the central theme of adjusting the United Nations system in light of, firstly, the broadening definition of security, secondly, a perceived shift from modernity to post-modernity; and finally, the contemporary debate about reform, adaptation and institutional learning in multilateral institutions during transnational periods.

Americans and Europeans perceive threat differently.

It has been said many times that the human future is clouded by multiple and mutually interacting problems.

This book examines the role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) practitioners in coordinating, creating, and managing regional governance practices in the areas of public health, peace and security, and microfinancial integration.

The European Union has undergone major changes in the last decade, including Treaty reform, and a significant expansion of activity in foreign and security policy, and justice and home affairs.

Explores how central bankers and finance ministers can compensate for political turmoil and manage market behaviour.

This book traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational idealism to its current stature as the preeminent international organization for science, education, and culture, building a well rounded understanding of this important organization.

The debate on law, governance and constitutionalism beyond the state is confronted with new challenges.

Investment treaties are some of the most controversial but least understood instruments of global economic governance.

This book analyses the European Union's (EU) approach to peacebuilding in its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions, and explores how this approach impacts the EU's role in international conflict management.

Offers a new understanding of the relationships between litigation strategies, growing private funding and European human rights justice.

The first large-scale study of political participation in eighteen Latin American democracies, focusing on the political participation of the region's poorest citizens.

"e;Genocide"e; may be the most powerful word in the English language.

This book analyses and compares instances of the diffusion of political norms and ideas in the history of Franco-German relations.

The book breaks new ground in understanding the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa.

Depicting NAFTA to be but a stepping stone rather than final product of regional economic integrative efforts, a chapter-specific 15-year assessment conveys the upsides and downsides of North America's Camelot moment.

EU policy shapes all areas of our lives - from our money, to our food, to our welfare.

With the international system entering a period of extreme flux, diplomacy has never been more important, and how to do it successfully more relevant.

This book reveals why the UN is more successful than unilateral great powers in protecting civilians from violence, and focuses on the discourse, development and consequences of UN peacekeeping.

The new edition of this accessible introduction to the important role of the United Nations Secretary-General continues to offer a keen insight into the United Nations - the Secretariat and its head, the Secretary-General, summing up the history, structure, strengths and weaknesses, and continuing operations of an ever-present global institution.

This book analyses how domestic and European structures impact on national actors' identities, interests and foreign policy practices.

With more than 25 years since the collapse of communism, the end of the wars and billions of dollars in aid, the Balkans are still characterized by corruption, state capture, and decidedly unmodern states that are often either weak or authoritarian.

The book serves as a comprehensive yet concise guide to the political workings of the United Nations system.

The creation of the UN system during World War II is a largely unknown or forgotten story among contemporary decision makers, international relations specialists, and policy analysts.

The late-twentieth century is often portrayed as an 'Age of Democratisation', with democracy heralded as the best of all political systems.

In this third edition, prominent news correspondent Linda Fasulo updates and revises her lively, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the United Nations, including candid insights from US and UN diplomats and officials as well as experts.

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Based on interviews with 137 top Commission officials, this 2002 book challenges assumptions about the European Commission.

The theories and case studies examined in this volume constitute a thorough study of foreign intervention in civil conflicts for the purpose of rendering humanitarian aid.

In 2003, the UN adopted a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and aid workers.

Creating the European monetary union between diverse and unequal nation states is arguably one of the biggest social experiments in history.

The post-2015 goals and the changing environment of development cooperation will demand a renewed and strengthened UN development system.

In the last few decades, Southeast Asia has become generally more peaceful and more prosperous, with progress in economic development, regional cooperation and integration.