International Relations: The Path Not Taken

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Cambridge University Press, 2006 M05 22 - 320 pages
This 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

Section 1
2
Section 2
3
Section 3
8
Section 4
14
Section 5
16
Section 6
35
Section 7
41
Section 8
43
Section 23
157
Section 24
160
Section 25
161
Section 26
170
Section 27
180
Section 28
191
Section 29
196
Section 30
210

Section 9
51
Section 10
54
Section 11
60
Section 12
65
Section 13
72
Section 14
80
Section 15
83
Section 16
87
Section 17
96
Section 18
103
Section 19
115
Section 20
121
Section 21
133
Section 22
148
Section 31
212
Section 32
219
Section 33
232
Section 34
240
Section 35
250
Section 36
251
Section 37
261
Section 38
279
Section 39
285
Section 40
287
Section 41
295
Section 42
299
Section 43
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.
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About the author (2006)

Thomas J. Schoenbaum received his JD in law from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Law from the University of Cambridge. He has practised and taught International Law since 1966 and is the author of numerous books and articles on legal matters. He has held academic appointments at the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in the UK, and from 1983 to 2003 he was Professor and Director of the Dean Rusk Center of the University of Georgia. He is now Research Professor at George Washington University Law School in Washington DC and Graduate Professor at International Christian University in Tokyo.

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