International Relations: The Path Not TakenThis book is a comprehensive analysis of the relevance of international law to the conduct of international relations and foreign policy. Written by a distinguished international lawyer and academic with over 35 years of experience, this book contains a systematic treatment of both fields of study. This work serves as an introduction to contemporary theories of international relations and as a primer on international law especially for the non-lawyer. Focusing on contemporary problems of terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation, war and peace, economic development, protection of the global environment, reform of the United Nations, democracy and protection of human rights, this work develops the thesis that international law is a neglected tool of foreign policy that can be used to address many of today's difficult and unresolved problems. It concludes by advocating a 'new global order' in the form of the rule of law and multilateral solidarity in addressing world problems. |
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Contents
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3 International Power Politics | 35 |
6 International Political Economy | 148 |
The IMF provides emergency assistance to countries | 157 |
THE WORLD BANK GROUP | 160 |
The IFC promotes economic development through the private sector Working | 161 |
GDP | 170 |
wages Third imports from lowwage countries even with the increases | 180 |
This coordinated effort can bear fruit A major step forward | 191 |
7 International Environmental Protection | 196 |
International relations deals with transactions and relationships among the | 41 |
agreed in his famous work Leviathan 1641 that nations are | 43 |
matched by a deep split over foreign policy among US | 51 |
4 A New Global Order Based on | 54 |
depriving itself of the possibility of using social power especially | 60 |
law is fully positivist As a result the natural law | 65 |
year ofthe outbreak of the First World War and the | 72 |
INTERNATIONAL ACTORS | 80 |
Individual treaty regimes may employ compliance and enforcement | 87 |
Reinventing | 96 |
century security concerns are common to all peoples In our | 103 |
Recognition ofthese latter two rights both ofwhich admittedly are highly | 115 |
Reconstruction Fund and so far twentyfour donors have committed about | 121 |
military began moving into Tamil homelands in 1987 Palestinian attacks | 133 |
UN Millennium Project has said No level of military might | 144 |
Third private companies increasingly participate in voluntary codes of | 210 |
power plants and smelters that directly damage humans animals and | 212 |
04 | 219 |
restoration ofenvironmental damage In 2004 a similar scheme the Hazardous | 232 |
Tropical forest | 240 |
8 International Human Rights | 250 |
a denunciation in truth the UN Commission on Human Rights | 251 |
ENTER THE US SUPREME COURT | 261 |
GIVON | 279 |
9 International Crimes | 285 |
The charge of victors justice rings true in the sense | 287 |
ORGANS OF THE COURT | 295 |
delay a compromise deal was struck allowing the United States | 299 |
10 Conclusions | 302 |
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Page 87 - The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.
Page 211 - In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.
Page 263 - torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such...
Page 117 - These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.
Page 126 - The authority of the legitimate Power having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures in his power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country.
Page 300 - Establish a system of protected areas or areas where special measures need to be taken to conserve biological diversity...
Page 98 - So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | International Relations: The Path Not Taken |
| Author | Thomas J. Schoenbaum |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1139457128, 9781139457125 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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