International institutions

An analysis of the impact of EU law on socio-economic realities from different disciplinary perspectives.

European Parliamentary Procedure (1954) provides a comparative guide to the procedures of European parliaments.

The new edition of this accessible introduction to the history of the European Union (EU) has been fully revised and updated to reflect the significant changes within the EU over the past decade.

China's emergence in Africa is the most significant development for the continent since at least the end of the Cold War.

The IRA's ability to exploit the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was central to the organisation's capacity to wage its 'Long War' over a quarter of a century.

During the Cold War, the U.

The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence.

This book offers a theoretically informed analysis of how coherently the European Union fights terrorism in the post-9/11 era.

This book focuses on the way in which public debate and legal practice intersect when it comes to the value of free speech and the need to regulate "e;offensive"e;, "e;blasphemous"e; or "e;hate"e; speech, especially, though not exclusively where such speech is thought to be offensive to members of ethnic and religious minorities.

Based on cutting-edge research, this edited volume examines how citizens and political elites perceive the legitimacy of regional integration in Europe and the Americas.

Investment treaty arbitration (sometimes called investor-state dispute settlement or ISDS) has become a flashpoint in the backlash against globalization, with costs becoming an area of core scrutiny.

This book critically reflects on the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by exploring the impact and possible future outcomes in a region already struggling with the effects of a decade of uprisings, failed or difficult political transitions, state collapses, civil war and international conflict.

This book explores the dynamics behind Romania's relationship with the European Union from the collapse of the Ceaucescu regime in 1989, to its recent accession to the EU in 2007.

Examines the new configuration of political power in Western Europe, as the radical right mobilises globalisation''s losers.

Ireland''s experience of Europe''s most spectacular financial bubble, bust and recovery is narrated and dissected by a central banking insider.

It has been argued that the emergence of a European collective identity would help overcome growing disparity caused by the increasing diversity of today's European Union, with 28 member states and more than 500 million people.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2015.

The United Nations Secretary-General and the United Nations Security Council spend significant amounts of time on their relationship with each other.

As the United Nations moves into its second half-century the international organization is beset by problems.

The UN Charter commits member-states to settle their disputes by peaceful means but, despite this, there have been only 26 days since 1945 in which armed conflict has not been underway.

Under the relevant rules of international law, treaties are interpreted in accordance with the ordinary meaning of the language they use, their object and purpose, and the intention of the drafters, but also in light of the subsequent practice of its parties.

Karen Alter's work on the European Court of Justice heralded a new level of sophistication in the political analysis of the controversial institution, through its combination of legal understanding and active engagement with theoretical questions.

Since the advent of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, a key turning point in terms of the crystallisation of opposition towards the European Union (EU), Euroscepticism has become a transnational phenomenon.

The crisis that nearly brought the world's financial house down in 2008 demonstrated clearly that the global economy cannot work where there is widespread deception, corruption and lack of accountability.

This study of the United Nations in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific evaluates the organization's role and performance in Cambodia and over refugees; regarding human rights, development, environment and the needs of women; within regional cooperation; and as an instrument of state policy.

This collection of essays has been assembled to mark the centenary of The Round Table.

The International Labour Organization's (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example of success in influencing the behaviour of that regime, and this book gives a first-hand account of these efforts.

Assessing the consequences of Brexit on EU policies, institutions and members, this book discusses the significance of differentiation for the future of European integration.

EU Law in the Member States is a new series dedicated to exploring the impact of landmark CJEU judgments and secondary legislation in legal systems across the European Union.

This book provides a new understanding of the eurozone crisis across three of the worst hit cases: Greece, Portugal, and Ireland.

Representing Europeans takes a fresh and quizzical look at the problems facing the European Union.

This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding.

This book argues that the G20 is neither a global executive board for a new world order, nor is it just a crisis unit for failing economies.

In light of the Arab Spring and after days of public quarreling that highlighted the divisions among NATO's members on an agreement to give command of the "e;no-fly"e; zone in Libya to the Alliance, it is evident that the U.

Political Parties and Coalitions in European Local Government (1989) brings together two separate fields in political science - the study of coalitions and the study of local government.

In the wake of the euro crisis, the European Union has been transformed in many ways.

Decision-making in the European Union before and after the Lisbon Treaty aims to assess what the changes the Treaty of Lisbon envisaged and whether these ambitions have materialised since the Treaty entered into force.

This book is a study of the complex relationship between Britain and Europe from the Second World War to the present day.

The book provides a succinct and much needed introduction to the Council of Europe from its foundation through the early conventions on human rights and culture to its expansion into the fields of social affairs, environment and education.

This book contributes to existing debates on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) by demonstrating new advocacy strategies and the greater interconnectedness of various R2P proponents.

This book helps us to think carefully about how this area of the world should be best handled in the future by offering a concise and accessible introduction to the Arctic Council.

Explains how to grow and govern the global economy in ways that will work economically and environmentally for sustainable development.

Are international courts effective tools for international governance?

This collection of essays situates the study and practice of international mediation and peaceful settlement of disputes within a changing global context.

This book shows that political narratives can promote or thwart the prospects for international cooperation and are major factors in international negotiation processes in the 21st century.

This work fills a significant gap in the current literature by providing a concise introduction to religious institutions and an insightful analysis of their role in world affairs.

An in-depth study of the Eurozone''s economic governance and its constitutional foundations.

This volume brings together many of the leading international figures in development studies, such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, Joseph Stiglitz, Daniel Cohen, Olivier Blanchard, Deepak Nayyar and John Williamson to reconsider and propose alternative development policies to the Washington Consensus.

International commissions, academics, practitioners, and the media have long been critical of the UN's development efforts as disjointed and not fit for purpose; yet the organization has been an essential contributor to progress and peacebuilding.