International institutions

This book looks at the centerpiece of the international women's rights discourse, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and asks to what extent it affects the lives of women worldwide.

Many international and supranational organisations have lately been busy modernising their internal administration.

This book deals with the questions of how global governance can and ought to effectively address serious global problems, such as financial instability, military conflicts, distributive injustice and increasing concerns of ecological disasters.

An examination of the general principles applicable to takeover bids in the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Using more than 600 UN documents that analyse the discussions in the UN Security Council, General Assembly and Secretariat, The United Nations and peacekeeping, 1988-95 presents innovative explanations on how after the Cold War UN peacekeeping operations became the dominant response to conflicts around the globe.

Equal parts historical study, industrial analysis and critical survey of some of the most important films and television programs in recent European history, this book gives readers an overview of the development and output of this important company while also giving them a ringside seat for the latest round of the oldest battle in the film business.

This book explores the nature and scope of the provision requiring States to 'ensure respect' for international humanitarian law (IHL) contained within Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

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Over the last two decades, international migration has become a global issue.

This book examines the European Union's everyday statebuilding practices, using the case of Kosovo as an example of how it uses informal practices to influence local actors.

The global financial crisis and sovereign debt crisis exposed the inadequacy of European economic governance.

This book breaks new ground by bringing together recent research into the determinants of marginalization risks for the unemployed and research into new social policies for combating marginalization.

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 challenges the assumption that policy makers' work with advisory committees is emblematic of technocratic governance.

"e;The Lisbon Treaty states that national Parliaments shall contribute to a better functioning of the EU.

This title explores the normative foundations of European contract law.

The leaders and bureaucrats of China have actively attended, initiated, promoted or made skilful use of regional multilateral political, economic, and security institutions to accelerate regional cooperation and integration with neighboring states, convince Asian states that China's rise will not threaten the regional order and their national interests, and exploit its role and diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific as a launch pad for greater influence in world affairs.

While clearly assessing the achievements, performance and responses of major global south institutions to global change, Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner shows how and why such arrangements are critical in the South's efforts to call the international community's attention to their concerns and to resolve their special problems.

The need for collective action has never been greater, but geopolitics, structural changes and diverging preferences mean that existing global governance arrangements, devised at Bretton Woods in the 1940s, are either unravelling or outmoded.

This book examines the role of transnational advocacy networks in enabling effective participation for individual citizens in the deliberative processes of global governance.

Governments are rightly discussing reform of investment treaties, and of the incredibly powerful system of 'investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) upon which they rest.

Who were key figures in the making of European monetary union?

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an international organization comprised of the eight countries in South Asia.

The face of international politics has changed significantly in the 21st century: it has become increasingly female.

By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China.

In Europeanism the author attempts to identify and outline the political, economic, and social norms and values associated with Europe and Europeans.

These carefully selected contributions offer a timely analysis of the most significant contemporary issues in investment treaty law and arbitration.

In the early 21st century, five rising powers (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) formed an exclusive international club, the BRICS.

Across the world the Western dominated international aid system is being challenged.

The Balkan countries have responded differently to the EU's conditional offer of membership.

Maps the UN legal instruments relevant for the protection and promotion of the rights to freedom of expression and information.

The resurgence of Russian power in the Arctic and High North will be a key consideration for NATO planners.

This comparative book analyses the development of regional integration parliaments in three different continents of the world.

This edited volume critically examines the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) as a guiding norm in international politics.

Why is the United Nations not more effective on global environmental challenges?

The Western powers established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank after World War II as "e;permanent machinery"e; to anchor the Bretton Woods system.

The first book to examine the social and economic arguments for, and the legal feasibility of, a European Social Union.

This book's principal aim is to critically address the institutional and substantive legal issues resulting from European enlargement, chiefly those relating to the legal foundations on which the enlarged Union is being built.

Courts are context-conscious.

The ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan has stimulated a huge amount of political and academic interest across the world.

Modern presidents are CEOs with broad powers over the federal government.

Amidst the Eurozone crisis, the European Union (EU) is stepping up its dialogue and engagement with and within Southeast Asia.

This book discusses the ideological and historical relevance of the term 'Eurasia' as a concept in the global geopolitical and ethno-cultural discourse.

Since the financial crisis of 2008, ordoliberalism emerged from relative obscurity to become one of the crucial terms of analysis across a wide range of academic literatures and public discussion.

This edited book explores diverse contestations and transformations of sovereignty around the world.

Aims to provide a useful analytical tool and practical guidance on good treaty practice.

The democratic legitimacy of the European Union has become an increasingly urgent issue.

This book describes the rules governing appeals before the Court of Justice of the European Union.