Security and international law / edited by Mary E Footer, Julia Schmidt, Nigel D White and Lydia Davies-Bright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies-Bright, Lydia, editor.

Footer, Mary E., editor.

Schmidt, Julia Ruth, editor.

White, Nigel D., 1961- editor.

International Law Association. British Branch, sponsoring body.

Series:

Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; 58.

Studies in international law ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--Congresses.

International law.

Security, International--Congresses.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing Ltd, 2016.

Summary:

Of the many challenges that society faces today, possibly none is more acute than the security of ordinary citizens when faced with a variety of natural or man-made disasters arising from climate and geological catastrophes, including the depletion of natural resources, environmental degradation, food shortages, terrorism, breaches of personal security and human security, or even the global economic crisis. States continue to be faced with a range of security issues arising from contested territorial spaces, military and maritime security and security threats relating to energy, infrastructure and the delivery of essential services. The theme of the book encompasses issues of human, political, military, socio-economic, environmental and energy security and raises two main questions. To what extent can international law address the types of natural and man-made security risks and challenges that threaten our livelihood, or very existence, in the twenty-first century? Where does international law fall short in meeting the problems that arise in different situations of insecurity and how should such shortcomings be addressed?

Contents:

Security agendas and international law : the case of new technologies

Nigel D White

Human security and international law : the potential scope for legal development within the analytical framework of security

Hitoshi Nasu

Human security versus environmental security : at legal loggerheads

John Pearson

Regional security and international law

Julia Schmidt

International criminal justice and security

Olympia Bekou

Security and international law : the "responsibility to protect"

Alexandra Bohm

International law and the iranian nuclear crisis : lessons for international security and arms control

Tom Coppen

Contemporary maritime piracy as a threat to international peace and security

Alexandros XM Ntovas

Terrorism : a threat to security?

Lydia Davies-Bright

Abusive governments as a threat

Jure Vidmar

Protecting security interests in international investment law

Prabhash Ranjan

Securing the polar regions through international law

Jill Barrett

Climate change as a threat to international security

Mattia Fosci

Cyber-threats and international law

Nicholas Tsagourias and Russell Buchan.

Notes:

Includes papers presented at the 2012 Spring Conference of the International Law Association's British Branch held at the University of Nottingham.--ECIP foreword.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9781474201612

147420161X

9781782255888

1782255885

OCLC:

936687832