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Democratic Statehood in International Law
This book analyses the emerging practice in the post-Cold War era of the creation of a democratic political system along with the creation of new states. The existing literature …
Security and International Law
Of the many challenges that society faces today, possibly none is more acute than the security of ordinary citizens when faced with a variety of natural or man-made disasters …
Multilevel Regulation of Military and Security Contractors
The outsourcing of military and security services is the object of intense legal debate. States employ private military and security companies (PMSCs) to perform functions …
Complicity and its Limits in the Law of International Responsibility
This book examines the responsibility of States and international organizations for complicity (aid or assistance) in an internationally wrongful act. Despite the recognition of …
States, the Law and Access to Refugee Protection
This timely volume seeks to examine two of the most pertinent current challenges faced by asylum seekers in gaining access to international refugee protection: first, the obstacles …
The Chapter VII Powers of the United Nations Security Council
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the questions pertaining to the powers of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. In doing so …
Multi-Sourced Equivalent Norms in International Law
Recent decades have witnessed an impressive process of normative development in international law. Numerous new treaties have been concluded, at global and regional levels, …
The Responsibility to Protect and the Failures of the United Nations Security Council
What can be done if the United Nations Security Council fails to protect people from mass atrocities? At a time of inaction and political paralysis at the United Nations, this book …
Judicial Deference in International Adjudication
International courts and tribunals are increasingly asked to pass judgment on matters that are traditionally considered to fall within the domestic jurisdiction of States. …
The Politics of International Criminal Justice
To anyone setting out to explore the entanglement of international criminal justice with the interests of States, Germany is a particularly curious, exemplary case. Although a …
Europe and Extraterritorial Asylum
Increasingly, European and other Western states have sought to control the movement of refugees outside their borders. To do this, states have adopted a variety of measures - …
Regional Organisations and the Development of Collective Security
This book examines the development of collective security by regional organisations particularly after the Cold War. It analyses the various constitutional developments that have …