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In the freshest new international law text in 20 years, Christopher
C. Joyner offers a critical assessment of international legal rules
in the early 21st century as they are applied by governments to the
real world. Looking at concepts and principles, processes and
critical problems, Joyner steers clear of an old-time case method
approach, preferring to treat issues thematically. He shows the
challenges of international law in terms of peace, security, human
rights, the environment, and economic justice. Particular features
of the book include engaging vignettes, clearly defined key terms,
and special coverage of emerging topics including common spaces;
international criminal law; rules, norms, and regimes; and trade
relations and commercial exchange. Through it all, Joyner maintains
an intent focus on the role of the individual in the evolving
international legal order.
Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a continent of
extremes. It is the coldest, highest, driest, windiest, remotest,
most desolate place on the planet. Yet despite these profoundly
forbidding characteristics the Antarctic commons has attracted
increasing political, economic, and diplomatic attention in recent
years. This interest has been stimulated by the tremendous bounty
of living marine resources, concern over ozone depletion and
environmental degradation, and exaggerated public speculation about
the potential of exploiting mineral wealth, especially
hydrocarbons, on and around the continent. Governing the Frozen
Commons examines the Antarctic Treaty System as a complex legal
regime for managing resource activities in the Antarctic and
assesses what innovative legal arrangements might be needed to
regulate future political and economic developments there. In this
study, Christopher C. Joyner analyzes a number of critical
considerations affecting the circumpolar south, including the
status of Antarctica as a global commons; the legal regime
currently in place for managing Antarctic affairs; the legal,
economic, and political implications of applying a common heritage
of mankind regime to the Antarctic; the viability of the legal
regimes now established for resource management, conservation,
environmental protection, and scientific investigation in the
Antarctic; and the prospect that Antarctica might be considered a
world park.
This is a revised edition of a two-volume survey United Nations Legal Order. It provides students and scholars with a text that appraises the contribution made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. Among the topics addressed are how international law is made by UN institutions; what contemporary international law owes its existence to the United Nations; how and whether UN bodies have served as sources of international law; and whether UN-created law can be said to have worked as an effective regulator of state conduct. Covering a wide range of UN activity, this book represents a comprehensive guide to the role of the UN in providing viable legal rules to deal with international problems.
This is a revised edition of a two-volume survey United Nations Legal Order. It provides students and scholars with a text that appraises the contribution made by the United Nations to contemporary international law and the law-creating process. Among the topics addressed are how international law is made by UN institutions; what contemporary international law owes its existence to the United Nations; how and whether UN bodies have served as sources of international law; and whether UN-created law can be said to have worked as an effective regulator of state conduct. Covering a wide range of UN activity, this book represents a comprehensive guide to the role of the UN in providing viable legal rules to deal with international problems.
Although the stability of the Persian Gulf region has been of
rising importance since World War II, it was during the 1980s, when
the Iran-Iraq War threatened to upset the balance of power in the
region, that its importance became even more magnified. This
collection of essays surveys the current state of that region,
placing into clearer perspective the political, security, and
diplomatic dimensions of the recently ended war. By reevaluating
the political landscape of the Gulf, the book produces a gauge for
better assessing those factors and forces that affected the
conflict's outcome and that will continue to influence future
political and security developments in the region. The volume
begins with an introduction by the editor that examines the
geography of the Gulf and the primary geopolitical factors that
influenced perceptions of the region during the war. The essays are
then divided into two sections covering Strategic and Political
Dimensions and Diplomatic and Legal Dimensions. Topics covered in
the first section include the roots of the crisis, Soviet, Israeli
and Arab Gulf states' interests in the conflict, U.S. policy in the
region, and the role of U.S. military forces. Section two discusses
the reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers, the United Nations' involvement,
and the cease-fire negotiations. The book concludes with a selected
bibliography and an index. This study will be an important resource
for courses in political science, diplomacy, and Mid-East history,
as well as a significant addition to both public and university
libraries.
In the freshest new international law text in 20 years, Christopher
C. Joyner offers a critical assessment of international legal rules
in the early 21st century as they are applied by governments to the
real world. Looking at concepts and principles, processes and
critical problems, Joyner steers clear of an old-time case method
approach, preferring to treat issues thematically. He shows the
challenges of international law in terms of peace, security, human
rights, the environment, and economic justice. Particular features
of the book include engaging vignettes, clearly defined key terms,
and special coverage of emerging topics including common spaces;
international criminal law; rules, norms, and regimes; and trade
relations and commercial exchange. Through it all, Joyner maintains
an intent focus on the role of the individual in the evolving
international legal order.
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