International Law and World Order

by Weston, Burns H.; Falk, Richard A.; Charlesworth, Hilary; Strauss, Andrew L.

• ISBN13: 9780314251398
• ISBN10: 0314251391
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-30
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

This book is truly international in its scope, making it as readily usable abroad as it is in the United States. The Third Edition of this comprehensive coursebook is divided into three parts, each of which has been significantly updated from previous editions in response to global and theoretical developments. Part I focuses on the ?real world? problems of accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the context of the international criminal tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, while Part II consists of a series of 24 hypothetical problems involving fictional countries in ?real world? decision-making settings. Part III continues to explore the future relationship of international law and lawyers to the structures of world order, with expanded coverage that includes: considerations of human dignity in a ?globalized? world; the possible contributions of international law to core world order problems of resilient nuclearism, the oppression of women, persistent poverty and environmental decay; transnational citizenship; and humane governance.