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In 1917, the October Revolution and the adoption of the revolutionary Mexican Constitution shook the foundations of the international order in profound, unprecedented and lasting ways. These events posed fundamental challenges to international law, unsettling foundational concepts of property, statehood and non-intervention, and indeed the very nature of law itself. This collection asks what we might learn about international law from analysing how its various sub-fields have remembered, forgotten, imagined, incorporated, rejected or sought to manage the revolutions of 1917. It shows that those revolutions had wide-ranging repercussions for the development of laws relating to the use of force, intervention, human rights, investment, alien protection and state responsibility, and for the global economy subsequently enabled by international law and overseen by international institutions. The varied legacies of 1917 play an ongoing role in shaping political struggle in the form of international law

Foreign fighters are not a new phenomenon: the Spanish civil war, the conflict in Afghanistan against the Soviet invasion, the Bosnian conflict in the 1990s, and the armed conflicts in Chechnya and Dagestan all attracted significant numbers of so-called foreign fighters. However, the term and phenomenon of 'foreign fighter' gained particular prominence in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks against the United States of America (USA) on account of the presence of 'foreign fighters' among the ranks of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Against this background, 'foreign fighter' became associated and was often treated synonymously with member of international terrorist networks, namely al-Qaeda. As such, 'foreign fighters' are perceived as a major terrorist threat upon return to their countries of origin, i.e. their state of nationality or habitual residence. The fear is that returning 'foreign fighters', who have been trained and experienced in handling weapons and explosives, may plan and carry out terrorist acts or set up new terrorist cells, recruit new members, and provide new funds. Against this background, the unprecedented influx of 'foreign fighters' to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq repeatedly made headlines as one of the biggest terrorist threats to Western states since 9-11. On 15 August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted Resolution 2170 to specifically address the phenomenon of 'foreign terrorist fighters'. The Geneva Academy Briefing on 'foreign fighters' does not provide a general assessment of the policies and measures adopted to deal with the phenomenon of 'foreign fighters', such as counter-radicalisation initiatives or operational measures to improve border security. Instead, looking at the various international legal questions raised by the phenomenon of 'foreign fighters' and the measures taken to combat this phenomenon, the Geneva Academy Briefing proposes to look at the phenomenon of 'foreign fighters' from the perspective of international law, including ...

"International Law: Text, Cases and Materials provides not only an essential introduction to the core concepts and foundational principles of international law, but also a detailed overview of each established area in which international law operates. The most comprehensive textbook available, it will be ideal reading not only for any course on international law, but also as a starting point for those wishing to grasp the context of a particular of international law before exploring further"--

Introduction -- International Law Pertaining to Syrian Chemical Weapons -- International Humanitarian Law: ad hoc Compliance/non-Compliance Control through ex post Measures -- International Disarmament Law: Systematic and Continuous Compliance/non-Compliance Control based on combined ex ante and ex post measures -- Conclusion -- Appendix.

Abstract
In some circles the idea of international constitutionalism, or international constitutional law, appears to provoke a considerable and perhaps unexpected degree of resistance, and indeed animosity. My goal on this occasion is to try to figure out why this attitude of scorn might exist, and in the process also to say something about the relationship between international law and international constitutionalism.

"This book explores how State capitalism affects and reshapes international investment law. It sheds new light on the various ways States actively influence business and commercial activity globally by using sovereign investors such as state-owned enterprises and sovereign wealth funds or pension funds. With a diverse group of contributors from a broad range of countries, the book offers a fresh and timely look into the fundamentals of State capitalism, focusing in particular on its actors and processes, the contextual elements that surround it, and the new political economy that comes with it. The book is essential reading for researchers, regulators, policy makers, and practitioners interested in the different ways State capitalism challenges and changes international investment law. As geopolitical considerations increasingly affect global economic activity, delving into the intricacies of State capitalism has never been more timely"--

In 2015, the United Nations established seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that aimed 'to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all' by 2030. The chapters within this collection address each of these SDGs, considering how they relate to one another and international law, and what institutions could aid their implementation. Development has been a contentious topic since the decolonization period after World War II, and issues surrounding sustainable development are necessarily impacted by the multifaceted relationship between the Global South and Global North. Confronting the context and challenge of sustainable development, this collection outlines how the international economic system problematizes the attainment of the SDGs. Introducing a novel, cosmopolitan approach, this book offers new ways of understanding sustainable development and suggests potential solutions so that we might finally achieve it.

Re-engaging with the Pure Theory of Law developed by Hans Kelsen and the other members of the Viennese School of Jurisprudence, this book looks at the causes and manifestations of uncertainty in international law. It considers both epistemological uncertainty as to whether we can accurately perceive norms in international law, and ontological problems which occur inter alia where two or more norms conflict. The book looks at these issues of uncertainty in relation to the foundational doctrines of public international law, including the law of self-defence under the United Nations Charter, customary international law, and the interpretation of treaties.