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The concept of human security is a new approach to security that
focuses on the individual human being and provides policy
alternatives to the traditional state-centred view, which considers
the state to be the only and ultimate referent of security.
Formally introduced into the United Nations system in 1994 the
concept's intellectual roots draw from international humanitarian
law, human rights and human development, and since its introduction
human security has been progressively integrated into the
international security discourse. Mainstreaming Human Security:
Policies, Problems, Potential paints a comprehensive picture of the
relevance of the concept of human security in practice in a time of
changing security paradigms and a challenging international
environment. This volume looks at the practical implications of
mainstreaming human security. It focuses on the potential, problems
and policies of human security in peace operations and crisis
management operations of the United Nations and of the European
Union. Topics addressed by the contributors include mainstreaming
human rights and human security in peace and crisis management in
general and the role of human security in the EU's Common Security
and Defence Policy, security sector reform, restorative responses
to human rights violations by peacemakers, human security in Serbia
and in African peace operations as well as proposals for human
security training. The contributions to the book focus equally on
mainstreaming human security in the UN and in the EU context. The
global issues discussed and conclusions drawn are of relevance for
the future of security addressed by peace and crisis management
operations all over the world.
The concept of human security is a new approach to security that
focuses on the individual human being and provides policy
alternatives to the traditional state-centred view, which considers
the state to be the only and ultimate referent of security.
Formally introduced into the United Nations system in 1994 the
concept's intellectual roots draw from international humanitarian
law, human rights and human development, and since its introduction
human security has been progressively integrated into the
international security discourse. Mainstreaming Human Security:
Policies, Problems, Potential paints a comprehensive picture of the
relevance of the concept of human security in practice in a time of
changing security paradigms and a challenging international
environment.
This volume looks at the practical implications of mainstreaming
human security. It focuses on the potential, problems and policies
of human security in peace operations and crisis management
operations of the United Nations and of the European Union. Topics
addressed by the contributors include mainstreaming human rights
and human security in peace and crisis management in general and
the role of human security in the EU's Common Security and Defence
Policy, security sector reform, restorative responses to human
rights violations by peacemakers, human security in Serbia and in
African peace operations as well as proposals for human security
training. The contributions to the book focus equally on
mainstreaming human security in the UN and in the EU context. The
global issues discussed and conclusions drawn are of relevance for
the future of security addressed by peace and crisis management
operations all over the world.
What lies in the common interest of the international community?
How are those common interests protected? What is the role of
states and of the international community? The Common Interest in
International Law provides answers to these key questions that
international law is faced with in times of globalization,
humanization and climate change. This book looks at the protection
of common interests and shows how international law is
progressively moving away from a system based on territorial
sovereignty to a system based on shared responsibilities among
states and other actors. The areas covered range from human rights
law, international environmental law and international security law
to international economic law and international litigation. The
editors' objective is to investigate whether and how international
law which historically is state-centric and consensual can protect
common interests of humanity, when such common interests can only
be safeguarded with the commitment and cooperation of all state and
non-state actors. The issue of collective interests is subject to
numerous current discourses in international law. This volume
attempts to tie these together to a new - or renewed -
understanding of 'common interest' reflective of contemporary
challenges in international law. The concept of 'common interest'
suggests that more is at stake in international law than the
individual self-interests of states. Such notion might hold the key
to transforming international law away from the dominance of
sovereignty into a system which truly serves the interest of the
"community", including all relevant actors. This book is essential
reading for all scholars and practitioners of international law. It
aims at stimulating and defining the topic of the protection of
common interests by the international community across geographical
as much as disciplinary boundaries.
This book contains more than 40 contributions from academics,
specialists and practitioners in International and European law as
well as transnational constitutional law. The articles focus on
recent developments in these fields and in particular on legal
aspects of development. The book is dedicated to Konrad Ginther
whose own academic research and work have always been devoted to
new developments in international law and the shift of legal
paradigms at universal and regional levels. International law in
transformation and the right to (sustainable) development as a
legal principle have been important aspects of his work. The
contributions of his colleagues, friends and scholars, published in
honour of his 65th birthday, reflect the interplay of theory,
dogmatics and the practice of development in international,
European and national constitutional law.
Die vorliegende Arbeit entstand in den Jahren 1984-1989 und geht
auf eine Anregung von Herm Professor Dr. Konrad Ginther zuriick,
der sie auch die ganze Zeit hindurch mit Rat und Kritik gefordert
hat. Ihm mochte ich hier besonders danken. Ebenso danke ich allen
Mitarbeitem an meinem Institut flir ihre geduldige Unterstutzung in
vieWiltiger Hinsicht, insbesondere EI- friede Eissner, Elfriede
Guss und Susanne Liebmann flir ihre unermudliche Schreibarbeit. Die
Untersuchung hatte nicht geleistet werden konnen, hatte ich nicht
die Gelegenheit eines mehrmonatigen Forschungsaufenthalts im
Sekretariat des GATT in Genf gehabt, dem sich wiederholte Besuche
anschlossen. Dank schulde ich in diesem Zusammenhang insbesondere
Herm Ake Linden, dem Rechtsberater des Generaldirektors des GATT,
sowie allen Angehorigen des damaligen Rechtsburos, insbesondere dem
heutigen Direktor, Herm Dr. Frieder Roessler und Herm Dr.
Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, aber auch Frau Geral- dine Murpf?y fur
ihre hilfreiche Betreuung sowie Herm Stuart Robinson, dem Direktor
der Abteilung fur Sessionen und Ratsangelegenheiten und Herm Dr.
Heinz OpelZ' derzeit stellvertretender Direktor der Abteilung fur
Dienst- leistungsverhandlungen flir vieWiltige Anregung. 1m GATT
bestand nicht nur die Moglichkeit zum Studium der Quellen der
Rechtsordnung des GATT und seiner Praxis in der Bibliothek, sondem
auch zu zahlreichen Gesprachen mit Mitgliedem des Sekretariats und
den Vertretem der Ver- tragsparteien des GATT.
Why has there been a human rights backlash in Russia despite the
country having been part of the European human rights protection
system since the late 1990s? To what extent does Russia implement
judgments of the Strasbourg Court, and to what extent does it
resist the implementation? This fascinating study investigates
Russia's turbulent relationship with the European Court of Human
Rights and examines whether the Strasbourg court has indeed had the
effect of increasing the protection of human rights in Russia.
Researchers and scholars of law and political science with a
particular interest in human rights and Russia will benefit from
this in-depth exploration of the background of this subject.
Why has there been a human rights backlash in Russia despite the
country having been part of the European human rights protection
system since the late 1990s? To what extent does Russia implement
judgments of the Strasbourg Court, and to what extent does it
resist the implementation? This fascinating study investigates
Russia's turbulent relationship with the European Court of Human
Rights and examines whether the Strasbourg court has indeed had the
effect of increasing the protection of human rights in Russia.
Researchers and scholars of law and political science with a
particular interest in human rights and Russia will benefit from
this in-depth exploration of the background of this subject.
Economic globalisation is one of the guiding paradigms of the
twenty-first century. The challenge it implies for human rights is
fundamental, and key questions have up to now received no
satisfying answers. How can human rights protect human dignity when
economic globalisation has an adverse impact on local living
conditions? How should human rights evolve in response to a global
economy in which non-statal actors are decisive forces? Economic
Globalisation and Human Rights was originally published in 2007,
and sets out to assess these and other questions to ensure that, as
economic globalisation intensifies, human rights take up the
central and crucial position that they deserve. Using a
multidisciplinary methodology, leading scholars reflect on issues
such as the need for global ethics, the localisation of human
rights, the role of human rights in WTO law, and efforts to make
international economic organisations more accountable and
multinational corporations more socially responsible.
Economic globalisation is one of the guiding paradigms of the
twenty-first century. The challenge it implies for human rights is
fundamental, and key questions have up to now received no
satisfying answers. How can human rights protect human dignity when
economic globalisation has an adverse impact on local living
conditions? How should human rights evolve in response to a global
economy in which non-statal actors are decisive forces? Economic
Globalisation and Human Rights was originally published in 2007,
and sets out to assess these and other questions to ensure that, as
economic globalisation intensifies, human rights take up the
central and crucial position that they deserve. Using a
multidisciplinary methodology, leading scholars reflect on issues
such as the need for global ethics, the localisation of human
rights, the role of human rights in WTO law, and efforts to make
international economic organisations more accountable and
multinational corporations more socially responsible.
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