Obama's Challenge to Patriarchy's Threat to Democracy

David A. J. Richards

This book argues that fundamentalism in both religion and law threatens democratic values and draws its appeal from a patriarchal psychology still alive in our personal and political lives and at threat from the constitutional developments since the 1960s. It discusses how Obama's resistance to originalism arises from his developmental history as a democratic, as opposed to patriarchal, man who resists the patriarchal demands on men and women that originalism enforces.

The Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser

Michael P. Scharf, Paul R. Williams

Based on insider accounts of the role the U.S. State Department legal adviser played during the major crises from the Carter administration to that of George W. Bush, this book explores whether international law is real law or just a form of politics that policymakers are free to ignore whenever they perceive it to be in their interest to do so.

The U.S. Military's Quest for Useable Weapons

David A. Koplow

This book addresses an important but little-noticed phenomenon in the revolutionary world of military technology: the pursuit of arms that are deliberately crafted to be less powerful, less deadly, and less destructive than previous systems.

Amnesties and the Search for Justice

Mark Freeman

This book is about amnesties for grave international crimes that are adopted by states in moments of transition or social unrest.

Refuge from Deprivation

Michelle Foster

This book identifies the conceptual and analytical challenges presented by claims based on socio-economic deprivation, and undertakes an assessment of the extent to which these challenges may be overcome by a creative interpretation of the Refugee Convention, consistent with correct principles of international treaty interpretation.

The United Nations Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights

Edited by Paul de Guchteneire, Antoine Pecoud, Ryszard Cholewinski

This volume provides in-depth information on the Convention and on the reasons behind states’ reluctance towards its ratification. It brings together researchers, international civil servants and NGO members and relies upon an interdisciplinary perspective that includes not only law, but also sociology and political science.

Edited by Jeremy Farrall, Kim Rubenstein

This book is the first in a series examining how public law and international law intersect in five thematic areas of global significance: sanctions, global health, environment, movement of people and security.

International Justice and the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Tim Kelsall

Tim Kelsall examines some of the challenges posed by the fact that the Court operated in a largely unfamiliar culture, in which the way local people thought about rights, agency and truth-telling sometimes differed radically from the way international lawyers think about these things.

Lessons for Global Rule of Law Promotion

Edited by Randall Peerenboom

This volume challenges conventional wisdom about judicial independence in China and its relationship to economic growth, rule of law, human rights protection, and democracy by placing China’s judicial reforms within a broader comparative and developmental framework.

Reclaiming the Space Between Person and State

Robert K. Vischer

Conscience and the Common Good reframes the debate about conscience by bringing its relational dimension into focus.

Edited by Hilary Charlesworth, Jean-Marc Coicaud

This is an edited volume that examines the features and functions of legitimacy in the international realm, mainly in the context of the United Nations, its institutions (in particular the Security Council), and its policies.

The Evolving State and the Future of Trade

Dennis Patterson, Ari Afilalo

This is a book about world trade that considers the history of global institutions like the WTO and proposes concrete solutions to the problems of global trade. This book covers policy analysis as well as political theory and current events.

Edited by Kyle W. Bagwell, George A. Bermann, Petros C. Mavroidis

The book discusses the regulatory framework of contingent protection in the World Trade Organization – antidumping, countervailing duties, and safeguards – as well as an economic analysis of these instruments.

Jonathon R. Moore

This book is a practical guide addressing the issues faced by philanthropists seeking to engage in international charitable activities and offers alternative approaches to traditional U.S.-based foundations.

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A New Theory with Practical Applications

Brian D. Lepard

This book sets out to articulate a comprehensive theory of customary international law that can effectively resolve the conceptual and practical enigmas surrounding it. It takes a multidisciplinary approach and draws insights from international law, legal theory, political science, and game theory. It is anchored in a sophisticated ethical framework and explores the interrelationships between customary international law and ethics.