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The legacy of punishment in international law The legacy of punishment in international law Harry D. Gould "The Legacy of Punishment in International Law illustrates how 17th and 18th century rationales for the use of force in support of piracy and colonialism have been transformed into progressive featur… OL15120086W
International economic law and national autonomy International economic law and national autonomy Meredith Kolsky Lewis "International commitments may sit uneasily with national pressures in the best of times. This age of economic uncertainty brings these tensions into sharper relief. This volume draws together thirte… OL15473206W
Human rights, state compliance, and social change Human rights, state compliance, and social change Ryan Goodman "This book critically examines the significance of National Human Rights Institutions by collecting work from experts spanning international law, political science, sociology, and human rights practi… OL16175829W
State control over private military and security companies in armed conflict State control over private military and security companies in armed conflict Hannah Tonkin "The past two decades have witnessed the rapid proliferation of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in armed conflicts around the world, with PMSCs participating in, for example, offensiv… OL16470934W
On Rawls, development and global justice On Rawls, development and global justice Huw Lloyd Williams "Huw Lloyd Williams looks at the critical debate surrounding John Rawls' The Law of Peoples. He responds to the work of cosmopolitan theorists and Amartya Sen, arguing that Rawls offers a persuasive … OL16937904W
Legitimacy in international law Legitimacy in international law Ru diger Wolfrum,Volker Ro ben Does international law lack legitimacy in general? Has international law or a part of it yielded to the facts of power? What is the relevance of non-enforcement or failure to obey for the legitimacy … OL16950048W
International law in the U.S. Supreme Court International law in the U.S. Supreme Court David Sloss,Michael D. Ramsey,William S. Dodge This book presents a comprehensive account of the Supreme Court's use of international law from the 1790s to the present. The book does not address every passing reference to international law, but i… OL16988610W
Steps towards Rembrandt Steps towards Rembrandt H. van de Waal 292 p. : 25 cm OL18269681W
Liability of multinational corporations under international law Liability of multinational corporations under international law Menno T. Kamminga "This volume examines whether multinational corporations have obligations under international law and, if so, how they may be held accountable if they act in breach of these obligations. It concludes… OL18290225W
Re-envisioning sovereignty Re-envisioning sovereignty Trudy Jacobsen,Ramesh Chandra Thakur,C. J. G. Sampford This work is organised into six parts: 'Sovereignty as a Traditional and Emergent Concept', 'Sovereignty in International Perspective', 'Transcending State Sovereignty 1: Human and Global Security', … OL18574924W
Themes and theories Themes and theories Rosalyn Higgins As President of the International Court of Justice, Rosalyn Higgins is the world's most senior judge. This two-volume set collects together all of her most important writings as a scholar, a member o… OL18737346W
The enemy combatant papers The enemy combatant papers Karen J. Greenberg xxxiii, 1008 p. : 27 cm OL18787709W
Russko-angliĭskiĭ diplomaticheskiĭ slovarʹ Russko-angliĭskiĭ diplomaticheskiĭ slovarʹ K. V. Zhuravchenko,N. P. Geraskina 734 p. ; 21 cm OL19228214W
L'application du droit international humanitaire et des droits fondamentaux de l'homme dans les con… L'application du droit international humanitaire et des droits fondamentaux de l'homme dans les con… Institute of International Law Debates of the plenary session which resulted in the adoption of the Resolution published in vol. 68-II (1999) of Yearbook of the Institute of International Law. OL19497931W
The assault on international law The assault on international law Jens David Ohlin "International law presents a conceptual riddle. Why comply with it when there is no world government to enforce it? The United States has a long history of skepticism towards international law, but… OL19667622W
Discrimination at Work Discrimination at Work Marie Mercat-Bruns How do the United States and France differ in laws and attitudes concerning discrimination at work? Franco-American scholar Marie Mercat-Bruns interviews prominent legal scholars to demonstrate how t… OL20932430W
Asylum and International Law Asylum and International Law Surya Prakash Sinha xii, 366 pages 24 cm OL20997652W
International criminal procedure International criminal procedure Gideon Boas "Volume 3 of the International Criminal Law Practitioner Library completes the review of international criminal law begun in Volumes 1 and 2, which analyse the forms of responsibility and the element… OL23289122W
Foreign affairs in English courts Foreign affairs in English courts Mann, F. A. Describes and analyses the attitudes and techniques which English judges adopt or ought to adopt when confronted with problems arising from the conduct of foreign policy by the executive. OL2339243W
Innocent Civilians Innocent Civilians Colm McKeogh "Why may soldiers be killed in war? Why may civilians not be killed? Justice requires that innocent civilians should not be targeted in war; as innocents, the justification of punitive killing does n… OL2657092W
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