¿Estados fallidos o Estados en crisis?

A pesar de la centralidad del tema, existe una enorme confusión en torno a la caracterización, significado y alcance del fenómeno de los Estados en crisis. Por de pronto se utilizan expresiones muy diversas con significados próximos o semejantes, pero no siempre idénticos, para designarlos ...

Containment

rebuilding a strategy againts global terror

In this powerfully argued book, Ian Shapiro shows that the idea of containment offers the best hope for protecting Americans and their democracy into the future. His bold vision for American security in the post-September 11 world is reminiscent of George Kennan's historic "Long ...

Managing world order

United Nations peace operations and the security agenda

Since the end of the Cold War, United Nations peace operations have become an established and prominent feature of world politics. From Liberia to East Timor, the UN now carries out extensive governance- related functions and is a significant political force in Southern states and ...

Accountability for human rights atrocities in international law

beyond the Nuremberg legacy

This book explores the promises and limitations of holding individuals accountable for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. It analyses the principal crimes under international law, such as genocide, crimes against humanity,and war crimes, and appraises both prosecutorial and other key mechanisms ...

Land, conflict, and justice

a political theory of territory

Territorial disputes have defined modern politics, but political theorists and philosophers have said little about how to resolve such disputes fairly. Is it even possible to do so? If historical attachments or divine promises are decisive, it may not be. More significant than these largely ...

Darfur and the crime of genocide

In 2004, the State Department gathered more than a thousand interviews from refugees in Chad that verified Colin Powell's U.N. and congressional testimonies about the Darfur genocide. The survey cost nearly a million dollars to conduct and yet it languished in the archives ...

The International Law of belligerent occupation

The customary law of belligerent occupation goes back to the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Recent instances of such occupation include Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, the Congo and Eritrea. But the paradigmatic illustration is the Israeli occupation, lasting for over 40 years. There is now case ...

Proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East

Why do some countries seek to acquire nuclear weapons? How can they be convinced to give up these aspirations? These are the underlying questions in Gawdat Bahgat's intriguing new study of nuclear proliferation in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, and Saudi Arabia.Bahgat looks ...

Crime, war, and global trafficking

designing international cooperation

Globalization creates lucrative opportunities for traffickers of drugs, dirty money, blood diamonds, weapons, and other contraband. Effective countermeasures require international collaboration, but what if some countries suffer while others profit from illicit trade? Only international institutions with strong compliance mechanisms can ensure that profiteers will ...

The role of international Law in rebuilding societies after conflict

great expectations

Eds. Brett Bowden, Hilary Charlesworth, Jeremy Farrall. International law can create great expectations in those seeking to rebuild societies that have been torn apart by conflict. For outsiders, international law can mandate or militate against intervention, bolstering or undermining the legitimacy of intervention. International legal ...

International Law on peacekeeping

a study of article 40 of the UN charter

This book explores the potential of the UN peacekeeping power, placing Article 40 of the UN Charter at the centre of the legal regime governing peacekeeping measures. It traces the origins of peacekeeping measures primarily in the experience of the League of Nations and identifies ...

Militarization and violence against women in conflict zones in the Middle East

a Palestinian case-study

This book examines and discusses the ordeals that women face as violence is perpetrated against them in politically conflicted and militarized areas. In conflict zones, every act is affected by, dependent on and mobilised by militaristic values. The militarization of both the private and public ...

Anuario procesos de paz 2009

Esta cuarta edición sirve para analizar los conflictos en los que se llevan a cabo negociaciones para llegar a un acuerdo de paz con independencia de que éstas esten formalizadas, se encuentren en fase exploratoria, estén estancadas o tengan éxito.

Filosofía del cuidar

una propuesta coeducativa para la paz

Las prácticas del cuidar, tradicionalmente invisibles en los medios de comunicación y ninguneadas por la academia, son el centro de atención de este libro, tanto por la importancia que tienen para el sostenimiento de la vida cotidiana como aún más por los valores y capacidades ...

Protecting civilians

the obligations of peacekeepers

This book examines the obligations of troops to prevent serious abuses of human rights towards civilians under international humanitarian law and international human rights law. It analyses the duty to intervene to stop the commission of serious abuses of human rights by analysing the meaning ...

The Godfather doctrine

a foreign policy parable

"The Godfather Doctrine" draws clear and essential lessons from perhaps the greatest Hollywood movie ever made to illustrate America's changing geopolitical place in the world and how our country can best meet the momentous strategic challenges it faces. In the movie "The Godfather", Don ...

Constitution making under occupation

the politics of imposed revolution in Iraq

The attempt in 2004 to draft an interim constitution in Iraq and the effort to enact a permanent one in 2005 were unintended outcomes of the American occupation, which first sought to impose a constitution by its agents. This two-stage constitution-making paradigm, implemented in a ...

Aproximación al estudio de las bandas latinas de Madrid

Investigadores Rosa Aparicio y Andrés Tornos ; Trabajo de campo Sileny Cabala. Esta obra recoge el Informe de resultados del estudio #Diagnóstico de los grupos juveniles de hijos de inmigrantes latinoamericanos#, realizado por el Instituto Universitario de Estudios sobre las Migraciones de la Universidad Pontificia de ...

El proceso de codificación y desarrollo progresivo de los crímenes contra la humanidad

Esta monografía aborda el estudio del proceso de consolidación y desarrollo de los crímenes contra la humanidad, categoría jurídica fruto del proceso de humanización que ha transformado el Derecho internacional.

Understanding terrorism

challenges, perspectives, and issues

"Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, Third Edition" offers a comprehensive and complete exploration of the phenomenon of modern terrorist violence. It is a core textbook for undergraduates studying terrorism, homeland security, international security, criminal justice administration, political conflict, armed conflict and social movements. The ...