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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798007003321

Titolo

Coercive diplomacy, sanctions and international law / / edited by Natalino Ronzitti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2016

ISBN

90-04-29989-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxii, 315pages) : ill

Classificazione

08.04.08

Altri autori (Persone)

RonzittiNatalino

Disciplina

341.5/8

Soggetti

Sanctions (International law)

Economic sanctions

International relations

diplomatic relations

economic sanctions

international law

Russia

European Union

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Natalino Ronzitti -- Sanctions as Instruments of Coercive Diplomacy: An International Law Perspective / Natalino Ronzitti -- Compatibility and Legitimacy of Sanctions Regimes / Michael Bothe -- Confronting the Implementation and Enforcement Challenges Involved in Imposing Economic Sanctions / Bryan R. Early -- Sanctions Imposed by the European Union: Legal and Institutional Aspects / Marco Gestri -- Practice Makes Perfect, Eventually? Unilateral State Sanctions and the Extraterritorial Effects of National Legislation / Charlotte Beaucillon -- Sanctions against Non-State Actors / Nigel D. White -- Sanctions and the Protection of Human Rights: The Role of Sanctions Committees / Thilo Marauhn and Ignaz Stegmiller -- Sanctions and Individual Rights / Monica Lugato -- International Legal Limits on the Ability of States to Lawfully Impose International Economic/Financial Sanctions / Daniel H. Joyner -- An Overview of International Sanctions’ Impact on Treaties and Contracts / Andrea Atteritano and Maria Beatrice Deli -- un Sanctions Targeting Individuals



and icc Proceedings: How to Achieve a Mutually Reinforcing Interaction / Marina Mancini -- From Effective to Useful Sanctions: Lessons Learned from the Experience of the European Union / Francesco Giumelli -- Western Economic and Political Sanctions as Instruments of Strategic Competition with Russia – Opportunities and Risks / Joachim Krause -- Conclusion / Natalino Ronzitti -- Bibliography / Natalino Ronzitti -- Index / Natalino Ronzitti.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume explores sanctions as instruments of coercive diplomacy, delving into theoretical arguments and combining perspectives from international law and international relations scholars and practitioners. Primary questions include the compatibility and legitimacy of sanctions regimes, enforcement measures, including the role of sanctions committees, the practice of circumventing sanctions, and the relation with the ICC proceedings. Legal and institutional aspects of the practice of the European Union are addressed. The extraterritorial effects of national legislation implementing sanctions imposed by individual States are investigated. A focus is on the impact of sanctions on non-State actors. The connections with the protection of human rights and the adverse impact on individual rights are considered. The implementation of sanctions is addressed in view of their legal limitation and the concept of proportionality, their consequences upon existing treaties and contracts, their effectiveness, and their strategic implications.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910131482203321

Autore

Boero Riccardo

Titolo

Behavioral computational social science / / Riccardo Boero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-10615-X

1-119-10617-6

1-119-10616-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series in Computational and Quantitative Social Science

Classificazione

MAT029000

Disciplina

300.72

Soggetti

Social sciences - Mathematical models

Social sciences - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Toward behavioral computational social science; 1.1 Research strategies in CSS; 1.2 Why behavioral CSS; 1.3 Organization of the book; PART I CONCEPTS AND METHODS; Chapter 2Explanation in computational social science; 2.1 Concepts; 2.1.1 Causality; 2.1.2 Data; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 ABMs; 2.2.2 Statistical mechanics, system dynamics, and cellular automata; 2.3 Tools; 2.4 Critical issues: Uncertainty, model communication; Chapter 3Observation and explanation in behavioral sciences; 3.1 Concepts; 3.2 Observation methods

3.2.1 Naturalistic observation and case studies3.2.2 Surveys; 3.2.3 Experiments and quasiexperiments; 3.3 Tools; 3.4 Critical issues: Induced responses, external validity, and replicability; Chapter 4Reasons for integration; 4.1 The perspective of agent-based modelers; 4.2 The perspective of behavioral social scientists; 4.3 The perspective of social sciences in general; PART II BEHAVIORAL COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE IN PRACTICE; Chapter 5Behavioral agents; 5.1 Measurement scales of data; 5.2 Model calibration; 5.2.1 Single decision variable and simple decision function

5.2.2 Multiple decision variables and multilevel decision trees5.3 Model classification; 5.4 Critical issues: Validation, uncertainty modeling;



Chapter 6Sophisticated agents; 6.1 Common features of sophisticated agents; 6.2 Cognitive processes; 6.2.1 Reinforcement learning; 6.2.2 Other models of bounded rationality; 6.2.3 Nature-inspired algorithms; 6.3 Cognitive structures; 6.3.1 Middle-level structures; 6.3.2 Rich cognitive models; 6.4 Critical issues: Calibration, validation, robustness, social interface; Chapter 7Social networks and other interaction structures

7.1 Essential elements of SNA7.2 Models for the generation of social networks; 7.3 Other kinds of interaction structures; 7.4 Critical issues: Time and behavior; Chapter 8An example of application; 8.1 The social dilemma; 8.1.1 The theory; 8.1.2 Evidence; 8.1.3 Our research agenda; 8.2 The original experiment; 8.3 Behavioral agents; 8.3.1 Fixed effects model; 8.3.2 Random coefficients model; 8.3.3 First differences model; 8.3.4 Ordered probit model with individual dummies; 8.3.5 Multilevel decision trees; 8.3.6 Classified heuristics; 8.4 Learning agents; 8.5 Interaction structures

8.6 Results: Answers to a few research questions8.6.1 Are all models of agents capable of replicating the experiment?; 8.6.2 Was the experiment influenced by chance?; 8.6.3 Do economic incentives work?; 8.6.4 Why does increasing group size generate more cooperation?; 8.6.5 What happens with longer interaction?; 8.6.6 Does a realistic social network promote cooperation?; 8.7 Conclusions; Appendix Technical guide to the example model; A.1 The interface; A.2 The code; A.2.1 Variable declaration; A.2.2 Simulation setup; A.2.3 Running the simulation; A.2.4 Decision-making

A.2.5 Updating interaction structure and other variables

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is organized in two parts: the first part introduces the reader to all the concepts, tools and references that are required to start conducting research in behavioral computational social science. The methodological reasons for integrating the two approaches are also presented from the individual and separated viewpoints of the two approaches.The second part of the book, presents all the advanced methodological and technical aspects that are relevant for the proposed integration. Several contributions which effectively merge the computational and the behavioral approaches are presented and discussed throughout"--

"Provides a unified approach to social research, integrating both agent-based models and behavioral studies.Introduces the reader to all the concepts, tools and references that are required for conducting research in behavioral computational social science"--