International Law - Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Microtrade

   A New System of International Trade with Volunteerism Towards Poverty Elimination

   Edited by Yong-Shik Lee

   Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

   With contributions from well-regarded scholars of international economic law, this book sets out the case for an innovative solution to extreme poverty which utilizes international trade and its legal framework to relieve populations of the poorest countries around the world of extreme poverty. "...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
2. EU Competition Law and the Financial Services Sector

   By Andrea Lista

   Series: Lloyd's Commercial Law Library

   Competition law is a complex and constantly evolving area of law which affects every aspect of the market economy, including the financial services sector. This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the application of the EU competition rules to banking and insurance industries. This book...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Informa Law from Routledge
3. Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia

   Legacies and Prevention

   Edited by Deborah Mayersen, Annie Pohlman

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   The twentieth century has been labelled the ‘century of genocide’, and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
4. Families of the Missing

   A Test for Contemporary Approaches to Transitional Justice

   By Simon Robins

   Series: Transitional Justice

   Addressing the needs of Families of the Missing interrogates the current practice of transitional justice from the viewpoint of the families of those disappeared and missing as a result of conflict and political violence. Studying the needs of families of the missing in two contexts, Nepal and...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
5. Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems

   Policing, Judiciary, and Corrections, Third Edition

   Edited by Obi N. I. Ebbe

   Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems: Policing, Judiciary, and Corrections, Third Edition examines the history, dynamics, structure, organization, and processes in the criminal justice systems in a number of selected countries. Designed for courses in comparative criminal justice...

   Published May 12th 2013 by CRC Press
6. Rules, Politics, and the International Criminal Court

   Committing to the Court

   By Yvonne Dutton

   Series: Global Institutions

   In this new work, Dutton examines the ICC and whether and how its enforcement mechanism influences state membership and the court’s ability to realize treaty goals, examining questions such as: Why did states decide to create the ICC and design the institution with this uniquely strong...

   Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Law on the Use of Force

   A Feminist Analysis

   By Gina Heathcote

   Series: Routledge Research in International Law

   The book presents the international laws on the use of force whilst demonstrating the unique insight a feminist analysis offers this central area of international law. The book highlights key conceptual barriers to the enhanced application of the law of the use of force, and develops international...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
8. Structural Adjustment, the Environment and Sustainable Development

   By David Reed

   Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set

   This is a pioneering study which should serve as a model for future research and will to a wide audience' Dharam Ghai, Director United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Structural Adjustment and the Environment (Earthscan, 1992) was the first book to fully examine the effects of '...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
9. Combating Economic Crimes

   Balancing Competing Rights and Interests in Prosecuting the Crime of Illicit Enrichment

   By Ndiva Kofele-Kale

   Series: Routledge Research in Transnational Crime and Criminal Law

   In the last decade a new tool has been developed in the global war against official corruption through the introduction of the offense of "illicit enrichment" in almost every multilateral anti-corruption convention. Illicit enrichment is defined in these conventions to include a reverse burden...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
10. Foreign Investment and Dispute Resolution Law and Practice in Asia

    Edited by Vivienne Bath, Luke Nottage

    Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

    This book considers foreign investment flows in major Asian economies. It critically assesses the patterns and issues involved in the substantive law and policy environment which impact on investment flows, as well as the related dispute resolution law and practice. The book combines insights from...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge