The State-centric international order is in flux and the role of the individual as an actor in international law is growing. Yet, in most international law regimes, States continue to interposition th
This book examines strategic and diplomatic issues concerning Ireland at the beginning of the twentieth century, together with espionage, sabotage and propaganda operations of foreign powers trying to
Yehuda Amon and Haim Nahmias were middle-class Jerusalem Jews who were conscripted into the Ottoman army and transported to Western Anatolia with the labor battalions during World War I. They kept det
This major Chinese study systematically introduces the research on human rights theory, the construction of human rights, and the international communication of human rights since the founding of new
This fifth volume of decisions of the Federal Republic of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court - the "Bundesverfassungsgericht" - presents important rulings on family-related issues and hence introd
This volume contains a selection of the relevant documents - including the working documents and minutes of discussions - pertaining to the so-called Judgments Project on which the Hague Conference ha
"I am a free-born woman, and not a slave of anyone." - Manuy bint Khalfan, a female slave who was sold and mortgaged several times, speaking to a British agency in Sharjah on October 24, 1938. *** Man
This comprehensive history of Tunisia covers an essential period in the country's development, from the Arab conquest of the 7th century to the Jasmine Revolution and the fall of Ben Ali's regime in 2
A growing number of students in higher education have the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice by means of a work placement. While the importance of placements is increasingly emphasized i
This book is based on 42 oral history interviews which explored women's working lives in three Irish counties between the 1930s and the 1960s. The women's accounts of work are woven into the broader n
Noting that the government of the United Arab Emirates has rhetorically committed "to establish a new benchmark for gender empowerment in the region" as part of its development strategy, Pinto (Instit
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010 has shown us that increasing risks and costs have to be accepted to satisfy the increasing demand of material and energy resources from a worldwide perspe
In the wake of the 2004 elections, three eminent Southeast Asian scholars analyse the political struggles of post-Suharto Indonesia. Dr Luthfi Assyaukanie considers the search for an ideal model of po
The scale and horror of recent terror attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policymakers and international lawyers to re-examine international legal tools available to enf
An amalgamation of three books-Basic Principles of Islam, Understanding Islam and the Muslims and The Status of Women in Islam-this compact, user-friendly volume offers answers to frequently asked que
