Robin Gei & Stefanie Haumer 
Humanizing the Laws of War [PDF ebook] 
The Red Cross and the Development of International Humanitarian Law

A distinguished selection of contributors provide the theoretical background to the restructuring of Europe that is currently underway. It attempts to situate the ethical debates in a historical, leg …

This edited volume brings together critical insights that address the multifaceted problems of governance and democracy in the developing regions with specific reference to Africa. It explores both t …

Nationalism is once again rising and spreading. Nationlist movements are active throughout the world, demanding political recognition of their nations” identity. Yet the current revival of nationali …

This book deals with a variety of issues of history, of national security, and of political economy, and focuses on the need for a dynamic perspective. It emphasizes the development of ideas as the m …

This book assesses the evolution of the Soviet approach toward European security policy since the mid-1980s, as seen from the prism of assessments of and policy toward the Federal Republic of Germany …

There is now an appointed world of local governance sitting alongside elected government. this publication seeks to develop understanding of the changing world of local governance and thus contribute …

This volume focuses on the third Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Follow-Up Meeting which took place in Vienna from November 1986 to January 1989 against the background of dyna …

This book examines how the judicialization of politics, and the politicization of courts, affect representative democracy, rule of law, and separation of powers. This volume critically assesses the p …

This book offers a fascinating, thought-provoking and ground-breaking study of post-communist political life. It is published just as the countries of Central and Eastern Europe mark thirty years sin …

What are the consequences of Yugoslavia”s existence – and breakup – for the present? This book reflects on this very question, identifying and analysing the political legacies left behind by Yugosla …