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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822873103321

Titolo

Shifting global powers and international law : challenges and opportunities / / edited by Rowena Maguire, Bridget Lewis and Charles Sampford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-138-95645-7

0-203-75849-8

1-135-01750-6

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Routledge/challenges of globalization ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

LewisBridget

MaguireRowena

SampfordC. J. G (Charles J. G.)

Disciplina

341

Soggetti

International law

International relations

World politics

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

Looking back to anticipate the future : international law in the era of the United States / Shirley V. Scott -- Dreams and nightmares of alternative powers : futures / Charles Sampford -- The rise of China and its impact on international economic governance / Ross P. Buckley -- The paradigm shift in the global construct : can a nineteenth century Australian Constitution cope with twenty-first century chaos? / John Sanderson -- The BRICS and the responsibility to protect in Libya and Syria / Andrew Garwood-Gowers -- The role of the International Criminal Court and Rome Statue in international criminal justice standard setting : some reflections / Rahmat Mohamad -- The rise of the BASIC group within the international climate regime : the challenge of ensuring equitable mitigation obligations / Rowena Maguire -- Shifting global power and trade in education services : opportunities and challenges for "education for sustainable development" / Shawkat Alam -- Shifting global power and shifting state power : DRIP, BRICS and CANZUS / Marcelle Burns -- A civil libertarian's lament for a lost



decade of human rights / Ramesh Thakur -- Environmental constitutional reform in the developing world : shifting the perspective of international law? / Bridget Lewis -- Legal, cultural and practical developments in responding to female genital mutilation : can an absolute human right emerge? / Ben Mathews -- The shift towards emerging economy financing of development projects : implications for human rights standards / Adam McBeth.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the impacts of global economic, political and cultural shifts on various international legal frameworks and legal norms.The economic growth of states throughout Asia, South and Central America and Africa is having a profound effect on the dynamics of international relations, with a resulting impact on the operation and development of international law. This book examines the influence of emerging economies on international legal rules, institutions and processes. It describes recent and predicted changes in economic, political and cultural powers, flowing from the growth of