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Sustainable development, international criminal justice, and treaty implementation
In: Treaty implementation for sustainable development
Separatists, state subjectivity, and fundamental ontological (in)security in international relations
In: International relations: the journal of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 504-522
ISSN: 1741-2862
Ontological security studies (OSS) in International Relations (IR) emphasize the role of identity, anxiety, and a sense of self in world politics. Yet suggesting that states act in certain ways because of 'who they are' also assumes that they are in fact states. In this article, I problematize the presupposition of state subjects in the context of separatist conflicts in which claims to statehood compete and overlap. Where unrecognized de facto states are pitted against their unyielding parent states, the two threaten each other's very state personhood, thereby presenting a more radical challenge to their existence than traditional 'physical' and 'ontological' security threats. Separatist conflicts thus reveal a widely overlooked dimension of fundamental ontological security, provided by the constitution and recognition of states as such. Moreover, because of the exclusiveness of state subjects in the modern international order, any third parties attempting to resolve such conflicts inevitably face a meta-security dilemma whereby reassuring one side by confirming its claim to statehood simultaneously renders the other side radically insecure. Thus, rather than regarding particular state subjects as merely the starting point of quests for ontological security in international relations, they should also be understood as already their result.
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International politics of the Arctic: coming in from the cold
In: Routledge advances in international relations and global politics, 105
This book offers a wide-ranging account of the emerging issues of international politics in the Artic, and the emerging Geopolitical debates that surround the region. In this thorough but accessible book covering environmental issues, the author examines the Geopolitics of emerging land and resource disputes and the rise of both nationalist and pan-Arctic movements in the region. Whereas existing literature on the politics of the Arctic tends to focus either on the environment or on Geopolitical interests, this book considers both of these themes in addition to the politics of.
The Macro Level: The Structural Impact of General International Law on EU Law: International Legal Personality of the European Communities and the European Union: Inspirations from Public International Law
In: Yearbook of European law, Volume 35, Issue 1, p. 471-483
ISSN: 2045-0044
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Successful cross-cultural management: a guide for international managers
In: International business collection
Globalization and unlimited connectedness to all places in the world give us the impression that our world is growing smaller and smaller. We can get products from all over the world anytime, can easily communicate with people on the other side of the planet with just a mouse click, and travel almost anywhere within a day or two. These developments are very inspiring and open up an array of new experiences and opportunities for us, in our private lives and in international business.
International humanitarian law in Colombia: Going a step beyond
In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 101, Issue 912, p. 1117-1147
ISSN: 1607-5889
AbstractEver since the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Colombia has shifted from one war to the next, be it the War of Independence, the fierce confrontations between liberal and conservative parties or the countless conflicts among guerrillas, paramilitary groups and the State. These wars have brought along a unique contribution to the development of international humanitarian law (IHL). The purpose of this article is to explore the myriad of ways in which Colombia has implemented (and at times made progress on) IHL rules, and to analyze how different conflicts have led the country to explore issues such as the protection of minors, the meaning of the principle of precaution, the compensation of armed conflict victims and the creation of some rather sophisticated transitional justice mechanisms.
Perspectives convergentes et divergentes sur l'intégration économique en Europe et en Amérique: colloque du Québec ; [une partie des actes du XXVIe Colloque de la Société Française pour le Droit International qui s'est tenu à Montréal et à Québec en commun avec la Société Québécoise de Droit Interna...
In: Actes du ... colloque de la Société Française pour le Droit International 26
Revue Internationale de l'Enfant - 17e Session du Comité exécutif
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Volume 36, Issue 428, p. 672
ISSN: 1607-5889
Table du Bulletin International des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Volume 35, Issue 420, p. 1001
ISSN: 1607-5889
Table du Bulletin International des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Volume 34, Issue 408, p. 1025
ISSN: 1607-5889
Table du Bulletin International des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Volume 32, Issue 384, p. 960
ISSN: 1607-5889
Table du Bulletin International des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Volume 31, Issue 372, p. 1022
ISSN: 1607-5889