Ian Hurd

International Organizations

Politics, Law, Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its third edition, this leading undergraduate textbook has been revised and updated throughout to take account of recent developments in world politics. Concise and engagingly written, the book is core reading for courses on international organizations, international law and politics, and global governance. Unlike other textbooks in the field, it takes readers behind the scenes of the world's most important international institutions to explore their legal authority and the political controversies that they generate. It presents chapter-length case studies of the world's leading international organizations, with attention to the legal, political, and practical aspects. The new edition adds depth to the discussion of international relations theory and features new case material on Brexit, the Argentine sovereign debt, the Syrian war, the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3rd rev. ed.
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9781316634455
• ISBN-10: 1316634450
• Artikelnr.: 48634701

Autorenporträt

Hurd, Ian
Ian Hurd is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Studies program at Northwestern University, Illinois. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher on international law, politics and international relations. He has written several books on the UN Security Council and is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations (with Jacob Katz Cogan, 2016).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction to international organizations; 2. Theory, methods, and international organizations; 3. The World Trade Organization; 4. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; 5. The United Nations I: law and administration; 6. The United Nations II: international peace and security; 7. The International Labor Organization; 8. The International Court of Justice; 9. The International Criminal Court; 10. The European Union and regional organizations; 11. Conclusion; Index.

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1. Introduction to international organizations
2. Theory, methods, and international organizations
3. The United Nations I: law and administration
4. The United Nations II: international peace and security
5. The World Trade Organization
6. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
7. The International Labor Organization
8. Refugees and international migration: UNHCR, the IOM, and the 1951 Convention
9. The International Court of Justice
10. The International Criminal Court
11. The European Union and regional organizations
12. Conclusion.

Rezensionen

'Ian Hurd's International Organizations has established itself as one of the most accessible and insightful textbooks on this important topic. Offering a world tour of the UN, the WTO, and other key institutions, it dives deeply into the daily practice of those institutions with thoughtful and thought-provoking examinations of the interplay of law and politics.' Simon Chesterman, Dean and Professor, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law