International category: 36838 books
Global Ethics
Anarchy, Freedom and International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2008
This provocative and original book challenges the commonplace that contemporary international interactions are best understood as struggles for power. Eschewing jargon and theoretical abstraction, Mervyn Frost argues that global politics and global civil society must be understood in ethical terms....
The International Politics of the Persian Gulf
A Cultural Genealogy
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Adib-Moghaddam examines the causes and consequences of conflict in one of the most important regions of the world. Bridging the gap between critical theories of international relations and the empirical study of the Gulf area, this book expands on the many ideologies, cultural inventions and ideational...
International Mediation in Civil Wars
Bargaining with Bullets
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
This book evaluates the role of international mediators in bringing civil wars to an end and makes the case for ‘powerful peacemaking’ – using incentives and sanctions – to leverage parties into peace.
As internal violence within countries is a hugely significant threat to international...
International Assistance to the Palestinians after Oslo
Political guilt, wasted money
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2008
Why has the West disbursed vertiginous sums of money to the Palestinians after Oslo? What have been donors’ motivations and above all the political consequences of the funds spent?
Based on original academic research and first hand evidence, this book examines the interface between diplomacy...
by Omer Elagab, Jeehaan Elagab
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Since 9/11, terrorism has been at the forefront of global politics and international relations. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and provides a comprehensive compilation of international law documents relating to terrorism.
Covering the main instruments passed by the United Nations,...
by Dr Christian Henderson
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
The Use of Force and International Law offers an authoritative overview of international law governing the resort to force. Looking through the prism of the contemporary challenges that this area of international law faces, including technology, sovereignty, actors, and compliance and enforcements,...
Applying International Humanitarian Law in Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies
International and Domestic Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
The work analyzes the impact and implementation of international humanitarian law in judicial and quasi judicial bodies. Moreover, acknowledging the high impact domestic jurisdictions have in the configuration of international law, the book does not rest only in an analysis of the international jurisprudence,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
‘Child Soldiers and the Lubanga Case’ and ‘The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare’ are the two central themes of this volume. Each of these timely topics is addressed from three different angles, providing a truly comprehensive analysis of the subject. The...
Leuven Manual on the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations
Prepared by an International Group of Experts at the Invitation of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
The Leuven Manual is the authoritative, comprehensive overview of the rules that are to be followed in peace operations conducted by the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, the African Union and other organisations, with detailed commentary on best practice in relation to those rules. Topics...
Soft Power
China's Emerging Strategy in International Politics
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Soft power has become a very popular concept in international affairs, appearing in government policy papers, academic discussions, and the popular media. In China, soft power has become one of the most frequently used phrases among political leaders, leading academics, and journalists. Defined against...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
This book provides an updated overview of current international human rights law relating to the police.
Around the globe, the police have a special responsibility for the protection of human rights. Police work is governed by national rules and in addition, in today’s world, by the evolving...
China's International Behavior
Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
China is now a global actor of significant and growing importance. It is involved in regions and on issues that were once only peripheral to its interests, and it is effectively using tools previously unavailable. China's international behavior is clearly altering the dynamics of the current international...
Defacing Power
The Aesthetics of Insecurity in Global Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
"Combining a rich and varied set of theoretical insights with a subtle analysis of the politics of American foreign policy, Defacing Power marks an important contribution toward understanding the power of identity in world politics. Engagingly written and rigorously argued, Steele's challenging...
Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency
Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles...