Holding World Leaders Accountable for Aggression, Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has shown the world the critical importance of whether and how to punish heads of state, heads of government, and sundry strong men when accused of crimes of aggression, genocide, war crimes, and other crimes against humanity. In For Crimes Against Humanity, former President of the International Criminal Court, ......
National Constitutions, Citizens' Sovereignty, Communication, and Awareness
Using various case studies as well as legal, communication, and awareness perspectives, this book examines the nexus of the people of Southern Africa, democratization, and integration in the SADC region.
International Law from an International Relations Perspective
This text challenges students to understand the concepts of international law in order to apply these concepts to specific cases for the purpose of taking a position on existing political and legal debates within the fields of international law and international studies.
Complicity in International Law aims to analyze questions arising from a state's complicity in conflict with another state or an international organization. On the basis of international legal provisions, a state that assists the illicit fact of another state or an international organization in turn commits an offense if it is aware of the main ......
In this book, distinguished international law scholar Dimitris Liakopoulous explores the legal consequences of complicity in international relations. Consequences of Complicity will examine the profiles inherent to damages due to the injured party. In this regard it will move from the observation that the conduct of an accomplice gives rise to a ......
States and the Interpretation of Treaties opens with a provocative reconsideration of a debate on the subject of comparative international legal obligations by the United Nations's International Law Commission. In this book, distinguished Tufts University legal scholar Dimitris Liakopoulos identifies and explores relevant considerations in the ......
Navigating the complex world of international relations has always been, and continues to be, an important part of being an intelligent world citizen. Whether you are a student of international relations or just looking for a refresher to get up to speed with current events, you will now find it easier to follow along with BarCharts' Political ......
Offers a view of the development of nuclear weapons from the perspective of the scientist. This book discusses such topics as the discovery of fission, the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the arms race, and steps towards arms control. It provides a context for developments in the period 1939-1963.