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This paper develops a theory of international currency portfolios that holds in general equilibrium, and that is therefore not subject to the criticisms directed at the portfolio balance literature of the 1980s. It shows that, under plausible assumptions about fiscal policy, the relationship between the rates of return of different currency bonds is not correctly described by an arbitrage relationship but instead also depends on outstanding bond stocks. Other findings are: (1) There is a monotonically increasing relationship between domestic interest rates and the portfolio share of domestic c

Classical political theorists such as Thucydides, Kant, Rousseau, Smith, Hegel, Grotius, Mill, Locke and Clausewitz are often employed to explain and justify contemporary international politics and are seen to constitute the different schools of thought in the discipline. However, traditional interpretations frequently ignore the intellectual and historical context in which these thinkers were writing as well as the lineages through which they came to be appropriated in International Relations. This 2006 collection of essays provides alternative interpretations sensitive to these political and intellectual contexts and to the trajectory of their appropriation. The political, sociological, anthropological, legal, economic, philosophical and normative dimensions are shown to be constitutive, not just of classical theories, but of international thought and practice in the contemporary world. Moreover, they challenge traditional accounts of timeless debates and schools of thought and provide new conceptions of core issues such as sovereignty, morality, law, property, imperialism and agency

Well-known empirical puzzles in international macroeconomics concern the large divergence of equilibrium outcomes for consumption across countries from the predictions of models with full risk sharing. It is commonly believed that these risk-sharing puzzles are related to another empirical puzzle-the home-bias in equity puzzle. However, we show in a series of dynamic models that the full risk sharing equilibrium may not require much diversification of equity portfolios when there is price stickiness of the degree typically calibrated in macroeconomic models. This conclusion holds under a range

Preliminary Material /Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez -- Introduction /Manuel Chaves-González -- Chapter I. Terrorism And General Principles Of International Law /Juan Antonio Carrillo-Salcedo -- Chapter II. On The Need To Respect Democratic Principles To Combat Terrorism /Rafaâ Ben Achour -- Chapter III. The Definition Of Terrorism And International Law /Cástor Miguel Díaz-Barrado -- Chapter IV. The Fight Against Terrorism: Between The Reason Of State And The Human Rights. Special Reference To Morocco /Youssef El Bouhairi -- Chapter V. Terrorist Acts As Threats To International Peace And Security /Rosa Giles-Carnero -- Chapter I. Politico-Legal Reflections On International Terrorism And Preclusions From Wrongfulness /Cesáreo Gutiérrez-Espada -- Chapter II. Collective International Measures To Counter International Terrorism /Paz Andrés-Sáenz-De-Santa-María -- Chapter III. Terrorism At Sea. The International Law Response /José Alberto Fernández-Rodera -- Chapter IV. The International Responsibility Of EU In US' Extraordinary Renditions'Of Suspected Terrorists /Nuria Arenas-Hidalgo -- Chapter V. The Legislative Dynamics Of International Law In Combating Terrorism,A Case-Study /Daniel García-San José -- Chapter I. Legal Aspects Of Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence In The Prevention Of Terrorism /Clive Walker -- Chapter II. Suppressing The Financing Of Terrorism: Some Cases Pending Before The Court Of Justice Of The European Communities /Juan Manuel Rodríguez-Cárcamo -- Chapter III. Preventive Self-Defence Against International Terrorism /Romualdo Bermejo-García -- Chapter IV. Police Cooperation On Nuclear, Radiological, Biological And Chemical Terrorism /Pedro Ríos-Calvo -- Chapter V. From The Achille Lauro To The Present Day: An Assessment Of The International Response To Preventing And Suppressing Terrorism At Sea /Rosario Domínguez-Matés -- Chapter I. The 'War On Terrorism' /Yoram Dinstein -- Chapter II. Combating Terrorism: An International Humanitarian Law Perspective /Manuel Pérez-González -- Chapter III. Scope Of Application, Perpetrators Of Terror, And International Humanitarian Law /Toni Pfanner -- Chapter IV. Combating Terrorism Through Enhancing Mutual Reinforcement Between International Humanitarian Law And Human Rights Law /Ibrahim Salama -- Chapter I. The European Union'S Response To Terrorism /Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez -- Chapter II. The Organisation Of American States And The Fight Against Terrorism /Enrique Lagos -- Chapter III. The Arab And Islamic Conventions Of The Fight Against Terrorism /Saïd Ihrai -- Chapter IV. The European Union Anti-Terrorism Policy In Relation To Other International Organizations /Carmela Pérez-Bernárdez -- Chapter V. The Fight Against Terrorism: International Human Rights Monitoring And Protection Organs /Ana Salado-Osuna -- Chapter I. Terrorism And The European Court Of Human Rights /José Antonio Pastor-Ridruejo -- Chapter II. Anti-Terrorist Measures In The Framework Of Political Participation /Mónica Montero-Elena -- Chapter III. Legal Limbo At Guantanamo Bay. Supreme Court V. Bush Administration:June 29th 2006 Decision /Ruth Abril-Stoffels.

Main description: Die fundamentalen Probleme der Wirtschaftskrise in den späten 20er und frühen 30er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts bleiben nach wie vor eine intellektuelle Herausforderung. Wie kaum ein anderes Datum der jüngsten Weltgeschichte hat der "Schwarze Donnerstag" des 24. Oktober 1929 den Glauben an die Rationalität der Märkte erschüttert und deren Verwundbarkeit aufgezeigt. Die "Große Depression" des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts als - fatales - Ergebnis eines Versuchs zu werten, das Rad der Geschichte zurückzudrehen und mit Kontrolle, Protektionismus, Nationalismus und Autarkie dem freien Verkehr von Waren, Kapitalströmen und nicht zuletzt Menschen zu begegnen, ist eine der Botschaften dieses Bandes. Aus dem Inhalt: Harold James, Introduction: Interpreting the Great Depression Albrecht Ritschl, International Capital Movements and the Onset of the Great Depression: Some International Evidence Dietmar Rothermund, Currencies, Taxes and Credit. Asian Peasants in the Great Depression, 1930-1939 Monika Rosengarten Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich, Economic Policy Positions and Influence of the International Chamber of Commerce during the Great Depression Gerald D. Feldman, Insurance Company Collapses in the World Economic Crisis. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG (Fevag) and the Austrian Phönix Patricia Clavin, Explaining the Failure of the London World Economic Conference Robert Skidelsky, The Great Depression: Keynes´s Perspective Christoph Buchheim, The "Crisis befor the Crisis" - The Export Engine Out of Gear Forrest Capie, The International Depression and Trade Protection in the 1930s Solomos Solomou, Trade Protection in the 1930s

"This is an interdisciplinary study of how power, security, polarity and the primacy of sovereign states play out in an international context that has witnessed the rise of non-state actors. It provides an updated analysis of the complex relationship of anarchy, power and politics by addressing issues of self-defense in a unipolar order"--Provided by publisher

This collection of some of the best contemporary scholarship in ethics and international affairs explores the connection between moral traditions and decision making during and after the Cold War. Each author relates the timeless insights of philosophy and our collective historical experience to the hard choices of our own age. Building on the pioneering work of earlier writers in the 1970s and 1980s, this book offers organizing principles for the study of the field.This second edition has been expanded from seventeen to twenty-two essays, of which eleven are new. It includes new chapters on t

Police personnel have increasingly been deployed outside their own domestic jurisdictions to uphold law and order and to help rebuild states. This book explores the phenomenon of a 'new international policing' and outlines the range of challenges and opportunities it presents to both practitioners and theorists

International crimes, such as crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes, are committed by individuals. However, individuals rarely commit such crimes for their own profit. Instead, such crimes are often caused by collective entities. Notable examples include the 'dirty war' in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s, the atrocities committed during the Balkan Wars in the early 1990s and the crimes committed during the ongoing armed conflicts in the Darfur area in Sudan. Referring to Darfur, the Prosecutor of the ICC noted in 2008 that, although he had indicted a few individuals, 'the information gathered points to an ongoing pattern of crimes committed with the mobilisation of the whole state apparatus'. This book reviews the main legal avenues that are available within the international legal order to address the increasingly important problem of system criminality and identifies possible improvements

"The Routledge Handbook of International Law provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of international politics and international law. Each chapter is written by a leading expert and provides a state of the art overview of the most significant areas within the field." "This highly topical collection of specially commissioned papers from both established authorities and rising stars is split into four key sections: The Nature of International Law including the interaction between the disciplines of International Law and International Relations; The Evolution of International Law progressing from the ancient world to present day; Law and Power in International Society discussing topical issues such as the war in Iraq and the international criminal court; and Key Issues in International Law including international refugee law, indigenous rights, intellectual property, trade and the challenges presented by "new terrorism"."

International environmental law has come of age, yet the global environment continues to deteriorate. The challenge of the twenty-first century is to reverse this process by ensuring that governments comply fully with their obligations, and progressively assume stricter duties to preserve the environment. This book is the first comprehensive examination of international environmental litigation. Analysing the spectrum of adjudicative bodies that are engaged in the resolution of environmental disputes, it offers a reappraisal of their relevance in contemporary contexts. The book critiques the contribution that arbitral awards and judicial decisions have made to the development of environmental law, and considers the looming challenges for international litigation. With its unique combination of scholarly analysis and practical discussion, this work is especially relevant to an era in which environmental matters are increasingly being brought before international jurisdictions, and will be of great interest to students and scholars engaged with this vital field

chapter 1 Introduction -- part Part I Mapping and testing potential determinants of geographic choices of international NGOs -- chapter 2 What determines geographic choices of NGOs? An exploration -- chapter 3 Geographic decisions of Dutch NGOs: Myths and realities -- part Part II Explaining the geographic concentration of international NGOs -- chapter 4 The concentration of NGOs: An evolutionary economic geography approach -- chapter 5 Do country images affect the concentration of NGOs? -- chapter 6 Back donors' influence on concentration: marketization or slipstream? -- part Analysing the implications of the geographic choices of international NGOs -- chapter 7 The consequences of concentration of NGOs: does it affect cooperation? -- chapter 8 Implications of the research findings.

Aggression, Crime and International Security examines the concept of aggression in international relations and how it has been dealt with by international law and collective security organisations. This book analyses the evolution of the concept of aggression in international relations from World War I to the post-Rome Statute era. It charts the emergence of two competing visions of this notion: on the one hand, as a triggering mechanism for collective security enforcement among states, and, on the other, as an international crime giving rise to individual responsibility. The author argues tha.