Princeton University Press, 2006, 191 p., ISBN: 978-0-691-12864-1. Kennedy's analysis of the law of war and the role of international law in conflicts. Introduction: War Today 1. War as a Legal Institution The Political Context for War. Professional War. Law as the Landscape for War. Law and the Legitimacy of Military Operations. 2. The Historical Context: How Did We Get Here?...
Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 241 p. — ISBN: 0-203-08891-3. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State.” Nevertheless, since the Charter came into effect on 24 October 1945, there have been numerous incidents in which the major powers (at least arguably) violated this...
Springer, 2018. — 286 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-72717-2 ISBN: 978-3-319-72718-9. This book is the first volume of the Operational Maritime Law series. The series provides a platform for practitioners and scholars with specific interest in current operational maritime law issues, to publish research advancing legal discourse, as well as analysing current issues. The theme of the...
Springer, 2015. — 252 p. — ISBN: 978-94-6265-050-3 ; ISBN: 978-94-6265-051-0. The aim of this volume is to canvas the varying arguments and opinions pertaining to economic sanctions and their relationship to human rights and humanitarian law, economic development, international judicial institutions, and the accountability of States and regional and international organizations....
4th edition. — Oxford University Press, 2016. — 510 p. — ISBN: 978-0-19-870831-5. Contemporary Security Studies is the definitive introduction to Security Studies, providing the most accessible, up-to-date guide to the subject available. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, it features an impressive breadth and depth of coverage of the different theoretical...
Wiley, 2000. — 240 p. — ISBN: 0-7456-1772-7; ISBN: 0-7456-1773-5. This is the first book to examine the range of thinking about security that has emerged in the academic literature over the past fifteen years.
Allen & Unwin, 2006. — 368 p. — ISBN: 1-74114-798-0. From the war on terror to the rise of China, this book unlocks the major strategic themes and security challenges of the early twenty-first century. Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific provides the analytical frameworks needed to make sense of this complex but exciting strategic universe. Offering a unique mix of global...
Frank Cass, 2000. — 255 p. The contributors reflect critically on security studies since the 1980s. They conclude that analysts and policy-makers have not been able to respond well to the changes that have occurred and that they must revise their approach if they are to meet the challenges of the future.
Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 386 p. Threats of force are a common feature of international politics, advocated by some as an economical guarantee against the outbreak of war and condemned by others as a recipe for war. Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter forbids states to use threats of force, yet the meaning of the prohibition is unclear. This book provides the...
Cambridge University Press, 2005. — 367 p. Since the 9/11 attacks and the ‘war on terror’, have human rights become a luxury that we can no longer afford, or must rights always remain a fundamental part of democratic politics since they define the boundary between individual freedom and government tyranny? This volume brings together leading international lawyers,...
Editor: Oxford University Press; Edición: 1 (11 de abril de 2008) Vendido por: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. Idioma: Inglés ASIN: B009S6K2PU Religious terrorism has become the scourge of the modern world. What causes a person to kill innocent strangers in the name of religion? As both a clinical psychologist and an authority on comparative religion, James W. Jones is uniquely...
Cambridge University Press, 2005. — 664 p. All indications are that the prevention of terrorism will be one of the major tasks of governments and regional and international organizations for some time to come. In response to the globalized nature of terrorism, anti-terrorism law and policy have become matters of global concern. Anti-terrorism law crosses boundaries between...
Cambridge University Press, 2005. — 350 p. Hilaire McCoubrey wrote extensively in the area of armed conflict law (governing the use of force in international relations, and the conduct of hostilities), and on the issues of collective security law and the law relating to arms control. Although he died at the early age of forty-six in 2000 he had contributed significantly to the...
Cambridge University Press, 2005. — 542 p. The acts of lawlessness committed on September 11, 2001 were swiftly followed by a ‘war on terror’. This book sets out the essential features of the international legal framework against which the 9/11 attacks and the lawfulness of measures taken in response thereto fall to be assessed. It addresses, in an accessible manner, the...
Cambridge University Press, 2004. — 288 p. There has been considerable debate in the international community as to the legality of the forceful actions in Kosovo in 1999, Afghanistan in 2002 and Iraq in 2003 under the United Nations Charter. There has been consensus, however, that the use of force in all these situations had to be both necessary and proportional. Against the...
Cambridge University Press, 2009. — 343 p. Globalization creates lucrative opportunities for traffickers of drugs, dirty money, blood diamonds, weapons, and other contraband. Effective countermeasures require international collaboration, but what if some countries suffer while others profit from illicit trade? Only international institutions with strong compliance mechanisms...
Cambridge University Press, 2002. - 468 p. The spread of democracy to a majority of the world’s states and the legitimization of the use of force by multilateral institutions such as NATO and the UNha ve been two key developments since the Second World War. In the last decade these developments have become intertwined, as multilateral forces moved from traditional peacekeeping...
Oregon, 2009. — 229 p. The legal rules governing the use of force between states is one of the most fundamental, and the most controversial, aspects of international law. An essential part of this subject is the question of when and to what extent a state may lawfully use force against another in self-defence. The parameters of this inherent right remain obscure, despite the...
Cambridge: CUP, 2003. - 350 p. "No other volume on humanitarian intervention better showcases the diverse intellectual terms or political stakes currently in play." Foreign Affairs "The papers in this volume offer an informative analysis of humanitarian intervention with real intellectual coherence. The interdisciplinarity of the contributions, the sensitivity to the phenomenon...
2nd Edition. — Oxford, Portland: Hart Publishing, 2010. — 610 p. — ISBN: 978-1-84113-857-2 This book is a practical guide to the international, EC and UK law applying to the various uses of nuclear energy and radioactive substances. The first edition was produced in 1997, and given the renaissance of interest in nuclear power in the UK and worldwide, this new, updated and much...
Asser Press, Springer, 2014. — 267 p. — ISBN: 978-94-6265-020-6 (eBook) The volume discusses the legal interpretation and implementation of the three pillars of the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 1968, regarding the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; the right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; and issues...