The International Responsibility of International Organisations addresses the joint responsibility of organisations for violations of international law committed during the deployment of peacekeeping operations. More specifically, it inquires if and under which circumstances - in terms of the notion of control - international organisations can be jointly responsible. The author analyses the practice of international organisations (the United Nations, NATO, the European Union, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States) on an inter-institutional level, as well as in the field in the form of five case studies. The likelihood and distribution of responsibility between international organisations engaged in peacekeeping operations is affected by the different layers of applicable primary norms (Security Council mandates, internal law of the organisations, international humanitarian and human rights law). Although external pressure may contribute to enhancing the ef
This textbook introduces students to the fundamental theories of organizations and teaches them how to analyze different types of public organizations in East and Southeast Asia. Moving away from trad
A state-of-the-art, one-stop resource, Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan examines public administration issues and advances in the Indian subcontinent. The book fulf
The past two and a half decades have seen major transformations in public sector management and governance across the globe. This book examines the ways public sector management and governance in Mala
In the sixty-three years since Pakistan's independence, military dictators have ruled for thirty-three. For the remaining thirty, we have had politicians ranging from the autocratic to the corrupt an
Sunder (a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service) explores the influence of religion, primarily Christianity and Hinduism, on the formation of values in the Indian Civil Service in Briti
While public administration practice and education in general has become considerably professionalized in the last decade, existing knowledge on public administration in Southeast Asia is fragmented a
Written by leading experts in their fields, Public Administration in East Asia: Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan examines the inner workings of governments in East Asia, public administ
Singapore was ranked first for the competence of its public officials from 1999 to 2002 by "The Global Competitiveness Report". While research has been done on various aspects of public administration
Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. Preparation for the examinations transformed the lives o
In a world of uncertainty and change, current achievements are no guarantee for future survival. Even if the initial chosen set of principles, policies and practices are good, static efficiency and go
This book explores the political context within which the civil service operates, including the role of the central government in Hong Kong SAR civil service policy making, the changing leadership ro
Ho was closely involved with the governance of Hong Kong from the beginning of his service as an income tax assessor in 1950 to his tenure on the Joint Liaison Group established by the Sino-British Ag
Shahwan (public administration, Bethlehem U., Palestine), compiling studies conducted between 1992 and 2002, describes the development of government administration in five historic epochs: the Ottoman
Based on new field research, this book assesses the current state of governance and public sector reforms in eleven Asian countries and jurisdictions, especially in the wake of the recent regional fin
Israeli political scientists explore some main aspects of public administration in the country in hopes of providing novel insights and comparative material for studying public administration as an ac
In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, an
