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This book asks what the legal definition of an international organization is by examining how they create particular legal systems that derive from international law, and analysing the systems of governance in these organizations. Learn More

This book provides a comprehensive explanation of what the right to a fair trial means in practice under international law. Focus on factual scenarios that practitioners may, it brings together sources and cases that define the right to a fair trial in criminal proceedings. Learn More

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Why are contemporary African governments working to undermine the international courts they proactively created and supported in the 1990s and early 2000s? Learn More

This book provides a comprehensive account of the United Nations human rights programme, written by a world-leading expert with over 30 years' experience in the organization. It takes a chronological approach, starting with the launch of the Commission on Human Rights in 1946, and concluding with proposals for the future. Learn More

This guide is an authoritative reference point for anyone interested in the creation or interpretation of treaties and other forms of international agreement. It covers the rules and practices surrounding their making, interpretation, and operation, and uses hundreds of real examples to illustrate different approaches treaty-makers can take. Learn More

This book provides comprehensive coverage on the state of arbitration in Brazil following the enactment of the 1996 Arbitration Act. Expert contributors explore the impact of this act on a range of areas all of Brazilian international law, including labour law, construction, and capital market transactions. Learn More

The literature and jurisprudence of international criminal law relies on the claim that international crimes are exceptionally grave. DeGuzman looks to build the legitimacy of international law by exposing the value choices that the rhetoric of 'gravity' entails, and poses a new framework for assessing the legitimacy of international criminal law. Learn More

This book on ICSID and the ICSID Convention provides a detailed introduction to the world's leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement. The guide presents a full and accessible picture of an increasingly important dispute settlement mechanism. Learn More

This book on ICSID and the ICSID Convention provides a detailed introduction to the world's leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement. The guide presents a full and accessible picture of an increasingly important dispute settlement mechanism. Learn More

Moving away from conventional approaches to the study of the subject, the Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law draws on insights from disciplines both outside of criminal law and outside of law itself to critically examine issues such as international criminal law's actors, rationales, boundaries, and narratives Learn More

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Analyses the cultural meaning and social dynamics of international criminal justice by exploring the role of human rights organizations in this sphere after the creation of the International Criminal Court. The book offers an analysis of punishment 'gone global', and how it is constituted by and of global relations of power. Learn More