This second volume of the AIIB Yearbook of International Law examines the role of international organizations in promoting effective dispute resolution. It is divided into five parts to reflect a series of overarching themes and relationships. Firstly, international arbitration’s effectiveness and affinity with multilateral institutions. Second, international organizations as proponents of th…
If one uses Facebook, Facetime, Skype, Netflix, or any application of the internet internationally, a submarine cable is involved. Fibre optic cables bind the world together and computer server farms, maintained by major telecom and content companies, allow vast amounts of data to be stored and retrieved from the cloud. Not often appreciated is the fact that these server locations worldwide are…
In international law interpretation is ubiquitous. However, whereas in the case of treaty interpretation, this process has been codified in Articles 31-33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the interpretation of rules of customary international law has remained largely unexplored. This monograph demonstrates not only that rules of customary international law can be interpreted but…
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. As tariffs have fallen dramatically over the past decades, behind-the-border measures—such as technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures—have become increasingly important for international trade policy. To facilitate trade, governmen…
In International Law and Transition to Peace in Colombia, César Rojas-Orozco analyses the role of international law in transition from armed conflict to peace, by using the analytical framework of jus post bellum and Colombia as a case study. While contemporary attention to jus post bellum has focused on its theoretical development and regarding international warfare, this book is the first…
Sexual violence is a particular brand of evil that women have endured—more than men—during armed conflicts, through the ages. It is a menace that has continued to challenge the conscience of humanity—especially in our times. At the international level, basic laws aimed at preventing it are not in short supply. What is needed is a more conscious determination to enforce existing laws. This…
Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan contoh langka dari studi etnografi jurnalisme investigasi. Buku ini mengeksplorasi upaya-upaya wirausaha untuk menggabungkan jurnalisme investigasi tradisional dengan cara-cara alternatif untuk mengorganisir pekerjaan ini. Buku ini melampaui proyek-proyek investigasi daerah aliran sungai dan mendukung cara-cara di mana para pelaku baru (warga, ahli teknologi, bl…
Buku panduan yang dapat diakses secara terbuka ini mengkaji fenomena migrasi Selatan-Selatan dan hubungannya dengan ketidaksetaraan di Selatan Global, tempat sepertiga dari seluruh migrasi internasional terjadi. Dengan menggunakan kontribusi dari hampir 70 pakar migrasi terkemuka, terutama dari negara-negara Selatan, buku ini menantang konseptualisasi migrasi yang dominan, menawarkan perspektif…
In Domestic Courts and the Interpretation of International Law, Odile Ammann examines how domestic judges do and must interpret international law. She analyzes their interpretative methodology and the predictability, clarity, and consistency of their reasoning. Highlighting the main gaps in contemporary international legal scholarship regarding international law in domestic courts, Ammann offer…
Buku akses terbuka ini memeriksa konsekuensi dari Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Italia 238/2014 yang menolak kekebalan Republik Jerman dari yurisdiksi sipil atas klaim reparasi untuk kejahatan Nazi yang dilakukan selama Perang Dunia II. Keputusan bersejarah ini menciptakan serangkaian masalah hukum dan kontroversi yang saat ini belum terpecahkan dan terus membebani hubungan politik dan diplomatik…