Tribunales internacionales y espacio Iberoamericano

Dir. Carlos R.Fernández Liesa. Prol. Manuel Díez de Velasco Vallejo En la presente obra se puede encontrar multitud de datos y cuestiones desconocidas para la mayoría de los juristas, por lo que la sistematización que la obra presenta es, por lo menos, clarificadora y ...

Le règlement des différends à l'OMC

Cet ouvrage se propose de présenter de la manière la plus claire et la plus complète possible le nouveau système des règlements des différends de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce, tel qu'il résulte des Accords de Marrakech de 1994 et de la pratique suivie ...

Unholy Trinity

the IMF, World Bank and WTO

Who really runs the global economy? Who benefits most from it? The answer is a triad of 'governance institutions' - The IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. Globalization massively increased the power of these institutions and they drastically affected the livelihoods of peoples across the ...

What's wrong with the United Nations and how to fix it

Foreword by Sir Brian Urquhart. Six decades after its establishment, the United Nations and its system of related agencies and programs is perpetually in crisis. While World War I and World War II gave rise to ground-breaking efforts at international organization in 1919 and 1945 ...

The liberalisation of trade in services in MERCOSUR

This book contrasts the rhetoric of economic integration propagated from the highest political circles with the reality on the ground, taking trade in services in the Southern Common Market ( MERCOSUR ) as a case study. In 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay signed in Asuncion, an ...

Global good Samaritans

human rights and foreign policy

In a troubled world where millions die at the hands of their own governments and societies, some states risk their citizens' lives, considerable portions of their national budgets, and repercussions from opposing states to protect helpless foreigners. Dozens of Canadian peacekeepers have died in Afghanistan ...

Regional security

the capacity of international organizations

Regional organizations are an inescapable feature of global politics. Virtually, all countries in the world are members of at least one regional or other intergovernmental organization. Regional organizations have traditionally been formed around economic, political, or environmental objectives. However, over the last decades these organizations ...

The United Nations and Human Rights

a guide for a new era

Julie Mertus' highly acclaimed text continues to be the only completely up-to-date comprehensive yet succinct guide to the United Nations human rights system. Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their ...

An introduction to international institutional Law

International institutions are powerful players on the world stage, and every student of international law requires a clear understanding of the forces that shape them. For example, with increasing global influence comes the need for internal control and accountability. This thought- provoking overview considers these ...

Reform of International Institution

towards a Commonwealth Agenda

Elaborated by Commonwealth Secretariat. In today's world, responses to global challenges can only be achieved by collective debate and action. A coordinated response is required to achieve satisfactory and sustainable outcomes, however, international institutions are no longer placed to support an adequate response to ...

Convenios de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo ratificados por España

Ed. José Manuel Olivar. España es el país que más convenios de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo ha ratificado, con un total de 130 hasta la fecha. Con la lectura de este compendio podremos hacer un repaso a la historia reciente de las conquistas sociales ...

Humanitarian intervention

confronting the contradictions

If a state carries out or sanctions atrocities on a mass scale within its borders, is there an international right, or even duty, to intervene in support of the victims? Or does this notion undermine state sovereignty at the expense of weaker states? These are ...

Los juegos olímpicos

la elección de la sede y otras cuestiones jurídicas

Las grandes competiciones deportivas tienen dos elementos en común que, en mi opinión, constituyen un punto de partida muy interesante para acometer el análisis de las cuestiones jurídicas que se plantean con ocasión de su celebración. Me refiero, por un lado, a que la titularidad ...

Human dignity and the foundations of international Law

International lawyers have often been interested in the link between their discipline and the foundational issues of jurisprudential method, but little that is systematic has been written on this subject. In this book, an attempt is made to fill this gap by focusing on issues ...

The Courts of Genocide

politics and the rule of Law in Rwanda and Arusha

"The Courts of Genocide" focuses on the judicial response to the genocide in Rwanda in order to address the search for justice following mass atrocities. The central concern of the book is how the politics of justice can get in the way of its administration ...

El banco europeo de reconstrucción y desarrollo

El Banco Europeo de Reconstrucción y Desarrollo fue la primera #y a la postre, única- organización internacional creada con el propósito explícito de corporeizar el nuevo orden político y económico que surgía en Europa después de 1989 , es decir, una nueva relación Este-Oeste que sustituía ...

Soberanía, la OMC y los fundamentos cambiantes del Derecho internacional

El contenido de este libro y su difusión editorial es especialmente pertinente en el momento actual debido a los importantes y nuevos retos, problemas y dificultades que el mundo de hoy debe afrontar. Algunas de las particularidades de la crisis actual son tratadas en el ...

Justice ou injustice internationale?

Pourquoi cette question alors qu'on assiste au développement de la justice internationale : tribunaux créés par, ou sous égide des Nations Unies, Cour pénale internationale, compétence universelle,... ? Parce que les Etats puissants continuent à bénéficier d'une quasi- totale impunité et qu'on assiste parallèlement ...

International relations

a european perspective

Foreword by R.O. Keohane. "International Relations: A European Perspective" presents the main schools of international relations while underlining the added value of the European approach. Contrary to US or East Asian perspectives, a European viewpoint adopts a critical approach to traditional cleavages. The author ...

Fifty key thinkers in International Relations

Now in its second edition, "Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations" has been thoroughly updated with several new entries and a new preface to reflect the latest developments. There are new sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School, as well as a range ...