Justice and Fairness in International Negotiation

by Cecilia Albin

• ISBN13: 9780521793285
• ISBN10: 0521793289
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-23
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

International negotiations have become an increasingly widespread feature of international affairs, as the number of parties involved have grown, and regional and global fora have multiplied. Cecilia Albin examines the role of considerations of justice and fairness in these negotiations. She argues that negotiators do not simply pursue their narrow interests or those of their countries, but regularly take principles of justice and fairness into account. These principles come into play at an early stage, as talks are structured and agendas set; in the bargaining process itself; and in the implementation of and compliance with agreements. The analysis is based on cases in four important areas: the environment; international trade; ethnic conflict (the Israeli-Palestinian conflict); and arms control. Drawing on a mass of empirical data, including a large number of interviews, this book relates the abstract debate over international norms and ethics to the realities of international relations.

Author Biography

Cecilia Albin is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Reading, where she is also Director of the Centre for International Security and Non-Proliferation and Deputy Director of the Graduate School of European and International Studies. She was previously Deputy Director of the Global Security Programme at the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Figure	viii
Preface and acknowledgments	ix
List of abbreviations	xii
Introduction	1	(23)
Just and fair? An analytical framework	24	(30)
Negotiating the environment: justice and fairness in the battle against acid rain	54	(46)
Managing the global economy: disputes over freer and fairer trade in the Uruguay Round of the GATT	100	(41)
Tackling ethnic conflicts: justice, fairness, and power in the Israel-PLO interim talks	141	(40)
Can justice and fairness ever matter in arms control? Negotiating the extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty	181	(34)
Conclusion	215	(17)
Bibliography	232	(22)
Index	254