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Die "Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific" (ESCAP) ist eine - 1947 unter der Bezeichnung ECAFE gegründete - Unterorganisation der UNO. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, das Wirtschaftswachstum und den Lebensstandard der asiatisch-pazifischen Staaten zu fördern. Beschrieben werden Aufgaben, Organe, Institutionen und Projekte der ESCAP sowie deren Möglichkeiten und Grenzen. (DÜI-Xyl)

International human rights law offers an overarching international legal framework to help determine the legality of the use of any weapon, as well as its lawful supply. It governs acts of States and non-State actors alike. In doing so, human rights law embraces international humanitarian law regulation of the use of weapons in armed conflict and disarmament law, as well as international criminal justice standards. In situations of law enforcement (such as counterpiracy, prisons, ordinary policing, riot control, and many peace operations), human rights law is the primary legal frame of reference above domestic criminal law. This important and timely book draws on all aspects of international weapons law and proposes a new view on international law governing weapons. Also included is a specific discussion on armed drones and cyberattacks, two highly topical issues in international law and international relations

The establishment of ad hoc international criminal tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the coming into force of the permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) and recent attempts to prosecute former dictators and tyrants for gross violations of human rights, and the growing salience of international humanitarian law have led to the growth of literature on what is popularly known as international criminal justice. The book under review has resulted from an international conference on 'From a Culture of Impunity to a Culture of Accountability' organized by the United Nations University and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) in Utrecht in November 2001. As the book contains revised and edited papers presented at the conference, it lacks a thematic and sequential presentation of issues. Chapters appear to be disconnected and it is hard to comprehend the rationale behind categorizing chapters in separate parts of the book.

A review essay on books by (1) David M. Lampton, Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing U.S.-China Relations, 1989-2000 (Berkeley/Los Angeles/London: U California Press, 2001); (2) Chen Jian, Mao's China & the Cold War (Chapel Hill/London: U North Carolina Press, 2001); & (3) Sheng Lijun, China's Dilemma: The Taiwan Issue (Singapore: Instit of Southeast Asian Studies, 2001). The People's Republic of China's global importance is growing; its size, population, & economical dynamic make the People's Republic a key player in international relations. Lampton's four-volume study questions the role of Chinese & American top politicians, bureaucrats, & other influential personalities in bilateral relations & closes the circle between scientific analysis & political consultation. Chen's work, on the other hand, deals with the analysis of hitherto unpublished & inaccessible materials. The book stands out through its novel interpretations of already known facts. Sheng's China's Dilemma, for which actual newspaper material is the main source, is a good introduction to the actual & critical judgments concerning the China-Taiwan problem. S. Schieszler

Die Bedeutung des Lernens für den Lebenslauf hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren deutlich verändert. Lernen überschreitet eine Grenze, indem es aus den Institutionen in den Alltag wandert und zum integrativen und wichtigen Bestandteil von Biografie wird. Diese Veränderung verlangt neue bildungspolitische Grundlagen sowie neue Formen der Wissens- und Kompetenzvermittlung durch Bildungsträger. Der Band stellt das Thema "Entgrenzung des Lernens" in den Mittelpunkt und verknüpft relevante Forschungserkenntnisse aus dem Ausland mit den Entwicklungslinien der deutschen Weiterbildungsforschung.
Die vorgestellten Ergebnisse sind Resultate internationaler Forschungsnetzwerke zur Weiterbildung, zu deren Auf- und Ausbau der scheidende wissenschaftliche Direktor des Deutschen Instituts für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE), Ekkehard Nuissl, maßgeblich beigetragen hat. Ihm ist dieses Buch gewidmet.

For many centuries, thinkers have tried to understand and to conceptualize political and legal order beyond the boundaries of sovereign territories. Their concepts, deeply entangled with ideas of theology, state formation, and human nature, form the bedrock of todays theoretical discourses on international law. This volume engages with models of early international legal thought from Machiavelli to Hegel before international law in the modern sense became an academic discipline of its own. The interplay of system and order serves as a leitmotiv throughout the book, helping to link historical models to contemporary discourse

Robert Putnam hatte 1995 mit seinem Aufsatz "Bowling Alone" und seiner umfassenden Studie gleichen Titels im Sommer 2000 für Furore gesorgt, in denen er einen Verlust der gesellschaftlichen Bindekräfte und den Niedergang des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements, kurz: ein Schwinden des Sozialkapitals in den USA konstatierte. Ein alarmierender Befund, denn Amerika hatte sich stets viel auf seine Zivilgesellschaft eingebildet: "The best government is the one that governs less." Sowohl Bill Clinton als auch George W. Bush erkannten die Tragweite von Putnams Arbeit und eilten sich, ihn zu ihrem Berater zu machen. In dem Maße, wie die Bedeutung der Zivilgesellschaft auch für Deutschland erkannt wird, rücken Putnams Thesen und Erkenntnisse hierzulande in den Blick der Öffentlichkeit. Der Bundestag lud Putnam ein, über die Zukunft des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements zu referieren; Frankfurter Allgemeine, Süddeutsche Zeitung und Financial Times Deutschland veröffentlichten längere Portraits. Mit "Gesellschaft und Gemeinsinn" blickt Putnam über den Tellerrand der USA hinaus: Das Buch untersucht Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Zivilgesellschaft in acht Ländern, darunter auch der Bundesrepublik.

Mobilising International Law for 'Global Justice' provides new insights into the dynamics between politics and international law and the roles played by state and civic actors in pursuing human rights, development, security and justice through mobilising international law at local and international levels. This includes attempts to hold states, corporations or individuals accountable for violations of international law. Second, this book examines how enforcing international law creates particular challenges for intergovernmental regulators seeking to manage tensions between incompatible legal systems and bringing an end to harmful practices, such as foreign corruption and child abduction. Finally, it explores how international law has local resonance, whereby, for example, cities have taken it upon themselves to give effect to the spirit of international treaties that national governments fail to implement, or even may have refused to ratify.