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Beyond Responsibility to Protect
Verschijnt 30 maart 2016
This book explores the extent to which Responsibility to Protect shifts our understanding of both the potential and practice of international law.Hardback -
Armed Conflicts and the Law
Verschijnt 10 maart 2016
This book offers a comprehensive yet concise take on the legal regulation of the various phases in the complex cycle of armed conflicts, from prevention to reconstruction, and covering everything in between, in particular the vast body of rules laid down in current international humanitarian law.Hardback€ 109,- -
Refugees from Armed Conflict
Verschijnt 16 september 2015
This book determines the international meaning of the refugee definition in Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Refugee Convention as regards refugee protection claims related to situations of armed conflict in the country of origin.Paperback€ 87,- -
Cyber Warfare
Verschijnt 6 mei 2014
This book identifies rules and limits of cross-border computer network operations for which States bear the international responsibility during both peace and war. It consequently addresses questions on jus ad bellum and jus in bello in addition to State responsibility.Paperback€ 98,- -
The Right not to be Displaced in International Law
Verschijnt 10 maart 2014
Every year, millions of people worldwide are forced to leave their homes and become displaced due to a variety of causes. This book explores the role of international human rights law in protecting people against involuntary displacement. It does so with reference to the idea of a ‘human right not to be displaced’.Hardback€ 97,- -
Human Security and International Law
Verschijnt 20 december 2013
In 1994, the United Nations Development Programme coined the term ‘human security’. It approached ‘security’ from a holistic perspective. Human security discourses have continually emphasised the central role of States as providers of human security. This volume challenges this paradigm, and highlights the part played by non-state actors in both threatening human security and also in rescuing or providing relief to those whose human security i...Hardback€ 74,- -
Private Military and Security Companies in International Law
Verschijnt 12 december 2013
Many states view Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) as crucial to implement their security policy. However, reoccurring incidents of human rights violations have led the international community, private sector and civil society to acknowledge the need for more control. This book examines the promises and dangers of emerging non-binding PMSC regulation alongside more traditional forms of law-making such as plans for an internationa...Hardback€ 97,- -
National Human Rights Institutions in Europe
Verschijnt 28 juni 2013
Over the past twenty years, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) have moved from the periphery to the centre of the human rights debate. The potential of NHRIs to transmit and implement international norms at the domestic level, and to transfer human rights expertise to regional and global human rights fora, is increasingly recognised. This book focuses on the functioning and role of NHRIs in Europe in a comparative, European and interna...Hardback€ 109,- -
The UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Verschijnt 11 september 2012
This book fills a gap in the literature on how the Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions positions itself within the bigger field of public international law. Several studies have been undertaken regarding the relationship of this Convention with the trade regime. However, the drafting process of the Convention brought many more than only trade issues to the forefront, such as heritage law, human ...Paperback€ 113,- -
Indigenous Rights Entwined with Nature Conservation
Verschijnt 22 augustus 2011
Increasing biodiversity loss makes the call for effective nature conservation sound louder and louder. Most remaining biodiversity-rich areas are inhabited or used by indigenous peoples and local communities. In recent years a new ‘paradigm’ of ‘nature conservation with respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities’ was put forward. This study investigates how nature conservation initiatives interact with the rights of ind...Hardback€ 155,-