Socio-Legal Studies - International Law & Politics

The Concept of the Civilian examines how the processes of international criminal justice construct legal recognition of the civilian victims of contemporary armed conflicts. Drawing on a detailed case-study of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), this book examines t..

The Concept of the Civilian examines how the processes of international criminal justice construct legal recognition of the civilian victims of contemporary armed conflicts. Drawing on a detailed case-study of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), this book examines t..

The Dynamics of Transitional Justice draws on the case of East Timor in order to reassess how internationally-sponsored transitional justice mechanisms actually play out at the local level...

The Dynamics of Transitional Justice draws on the case of East Timor in order to reassess how internationally-sponsored transitional justice mechanisms actually play out at the local level...

The Judicial Politics of Economic Integration analyses development strategies and regional integration in the Andean Community (the former Andean Pact) of Latin American nations; focusing on the establishment of the Andean Court of Justice and its case law, as well as the intellectual underpinnings ..

The image of the pirate today haunts the imagination of statesmen, diplomats and international legal scholars as an unlikely global security threat. But what are the origins of the ‘pirate myth’ in the Western political imagination? Drawing on history, international law, literature and politics, thi..

The image of the pirate today haunts the imagination of statesmen, diplomats and international legal scholars as an unlikely global security threat. But what are the origins of the ‘pirate myth’ in the Western political imagination? Drawing on history, international law, literature and politics, thi..

The Political Economy of Government Auditing addresses the elusive quest for greater transparency and accountability in the management of public finances in emerging economies; and, more specifically, it examines the contribution of autonomous audit agencies (AAAs) to the fight against corruption an..

This book contributes to debates about how politics is affected by the increasing relevance of judicial bodies to the administration of Western political communities. While most analyses portray juridification as a de-democratizing transferral of political authority to the courts, this book centres ..

This volume addresses the relationship between law and neoliberalism. It addresses the conceptual, legal, and political relationships between liberal legality and neoliberal economics. It will be of enormous interest to those working at the intersection of law and politics in our neoliberal age...

The Property Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Beyond Restitution pursues a rigorous examination of the various ways in which the protection of housing and property rights can contribute to durable solutions to displacement...

The Property Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Beyond Restitution pursues a rigorous examination of the various ways in which the protection of housing and property rights can contribute to durable solutions to displacement...