International category: 36838 books
by Engin Sabanci
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
The BSEC, a relatively young organization, is the one that has covered the most ground and the most remarkable one due to its dynamic structure. This feature derives from the importance of the region in terms of security and stability and the ambitious tasks assumed by the Organization in a region...
by Katrin Lenz
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2005
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: International Organisations, grade: 1,0, Schiller International University , course: Internationale Organisationen, 44 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The idea of seeking security through...
Dilemmas of a Trading Nation
Japan and the United States in the Evolving Asia-Pacific Order
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The balancing of competing interests and goals will have momentous consequences for Japan—and the United States—in their quest for economic growth, social harmony, and international clout.
Japan and the United States face difficult choices in charting their paths ahead as trading nations....
by Dan Zhu
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
This book focuses on the evolving relationship between China and the International Criminal Court (ICC). It examines the substantive issues that have restricted China’s engagement with the ICC to date, and provides a comprehensive assessment of whether these Chinese concerns still constitute a significant...
by Steve Charnovitz
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
The advent of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995 transformed international economic law for states, enterprises, and nongovernmental organizations. This book analyzes how the WTO is changing the path of international trade law and examines the implications of these trends for the world economy...
Africa and the North
Between Globalization and Marginalization
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2004
An important new discussion of Africa's place in the international system.
This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining the way in which the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role...
Challenging Territoriality in Human Rights Law
Building Blocks for a Plural and Diverse Duty-Bearer Regime
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Human rights have traditionally been framed in a vertical perspective with the duties of States confined to their own citizens or residents. Interpretations of international human rights treaties tend either to ignore or downplay obligations beyond this ‘territorial space’. This edited volume...
Beyond Globalization
Capitalism, Territoriality and the International Relations of Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Hannes Lacher presents a new critical social theory of international relations that integrates sociology, history and political geography to understand the formation and development of modern international relations.
Far from implying a return to state-centrist Realism, this essential new volume...
Stay the Hand of Vengeance
The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
International justice has become a crucial part of the ongoing political debates about the future of shattered societies like Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Cambodia, and Chile. Why do our governments sometimes display such striking idealism in the face of war crimes and atrocities abroad, and at other times...
by Leanne O'Leary
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
This book examines the employment arrangements of professional athletes in the Premier League football competition, the National Basketball Association competition and rugby union played at an international level. It describes the organisation and regulatory frameworks of these three professional...
International Law, US Power
The United States' Quest for Legal Security
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Observers of the USA's attitude towards international law seem to be perpetually taken aback by its actions, whether those relate to the use of force, the International Criminal Court or human rights. This book sets out to articulate the considerable degree of continuity in the nature of US engagement...
China Joins Global Governance
Cooperation and Contentions
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
For many years, political leaders and analysts have debated the impacts of China’s rise on the stability of the existing international system. International observers have also debated whether China would be a status quo power or a revisionist power, and whether China would observe the rules and...
The Politics of International Organizations
Views from insiders
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
International organisations (IOs) often receive a bad press, seen as intrusive, domineering and unresponsive to the needs of the people and countries they are meant to serve. The best way to understand the operation of these international organisations is to bring together those who represent their...
US Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology
Soft Power, Hard Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
Archaeology’s links to international relations are well known: launching and sustaining international expeditions requires the honed diplomatic skills of ambassadors. U.S. foreign policy depends on archaeologists to foster mutual understanding, mend fences, and build bridges. This book explores...