International institutions

In European policy-making, the Nordic countries are often viewed as a relatively coherent bloc; in international and European affairs the Nordic position has traditionally been conditioned on being different from and better than Europe.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2016.

Appearing on the world stage in 1918, Lithuania suffered numerous invasions, border changes and large scale population displacements.

The cutting-edge contributions to this book analyse different facets of the European Union (EU): closer integration among the member states, policymaking within a 'normal' political system, and the implications of European integration for its member states.

This book outlines the principles behind the international law of foreign investment.

Since 2008, the European Union has been affected by one of the most severe crises in the history of Europe.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent international criminal tribunal, which has jurisdiction over the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression.

This book analyses the collective security system as it now stands, focusing on strategic and normative frameworks.

This book looks at how internationalization has transformed political institutions and styles of governing.

Investigates how the fundamental transformations in the European legal system were received in one of the most important European Union member states, Germany.

The European Convention on Human Rights is one of the most influential human rights documents in existence, in terms of its scope, impact, and jurisdiction.

This book examines the role of the European Court of Justice in the regulation of the internal market from a competence perspective.

This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the dynamics of conflict and climate induced forced displacement and organisational response across Asia and the Pacific.

With the Euro successfully launched and a European army a real prospect, Europe is now a recognizable political entity on the world scene.

This book examines the motivations of military interventions in civil wars, with a focus on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) and the arms trade.

During the Cold War, the two global superpowers were able to come together to resolve many issues of transparency and common challenges, leading to a change in European and global security.

Status-seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states, but one that has been rarely studied.

Through extensive analysis of the Swedish Armed Forces this study explores the possibilities and pitfalls of implementing of a gender perspective in military organizations and operations.

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

This book is an introduction to the business laws of the European Union for exporters and those without legal training.

Investigates the relationship between the EU, national and international legal orders through the lenses of constitutionalism and pluralism.

This book studies the role of the EU in peace and security as a regional actor with global aspirations, in the context of challenged and changing multilateralism.

NATO, an organisation brought together to function as an anti-communist alliance, faced existential questions after the unexpected collapse of the USSR at the beginning of the 1990s.

On the 8th of August 2017, ASEAN will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding.

Ever Closer Union clearly and engagingly introduces the complexities of European integration.

Capital market liberalization has been a key battle in the debate on globalization for much of the previous two decades.

This book argues that the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) the Libyan people played an important role in the U.

Genre-defying fiction that accelerates "cross-cultural dialogue" into a kaleidoscopic rush of sensory estrangements, fairy tales, and alien encounters.

In a fragile and conflict-ridden context such as the Gaza Strip, where the de facto Hamas government faces isolation and lacks international recognition, the provision of aid and development schemes challenges donors and CSOs delivering services to Palestinians.

Comprehensive and forward-looking analysis of civil liability for terrorism-related risk under international, EU and selected national tort laws.

This book explores why the United States has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Violations of the right to the physical integrity of the person, such as torture, cruel and unusual punishment, extra-judicial executions, disappearances, and political imprisonment have long been treated as an anomaly in democratically governed societies.

The legal principle of ne bis in idem proclaims that no person shall be tried twice for the same matter.

How did Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic become the newest members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

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.

Since the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, and the contemporaneous publication of the Stockholm Programme, the area of freedom, security and justice has obtained a more secure legal basis within the EU treaty framework and now has a coherent policy programme set out for its development.

First published in 1915, Towards International Government considers the consequences of war for global diplomacy and the alliance system.

At a time when Europe and business stand at crossroads, this study provides a perspective into how business representation in the EU has evolved and valuable insights into how to organize lobbying strategies and influence policy-making.

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.

International investment law is in transition.

This volume explores the governance of the transforming Arctic from an international perspective.

This fully revised and expanded new edition provides a short and accessible introduction to how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and business actors to multilateral development banks, donors, and cities.

Concentrating on the rivalry between the formal and informal empires of Great Britain, Japan and the United States of America, this book examines how regional relations were negotiated in Asia and the Pacific during the interwar years.

Presents a critical outline and comparison of selected EU Member State constitutional identities in the context of EU multilevel constitutionalism.

Federal systems are praised for creating political stability, but they are also blamed for causing rigidity.

A growing body of EU law and regulation is preoccupied with the protection of EU citizens from health and environmental risks.

To avoid uncontrolled climate change, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be brought under control by major emitters outside the affluent West.

The problem of social control has constituted the acid test for the entire issue of immigration and integration.

This book assesses the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) legacy and examines the conflicting intersection of law and politics in the search for justice, both thematically and through close analysis of some of the major trials.