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Crime today is synonymous with security but our preoccupation with exposing the hidden mechanisms of the global underworld engenders an incomplete understanding of a vexed and complex field of inquiry, policy and practice. International and global relations are being refashioned and re-coded in ways that demand a fresh and expansive interpretation that acknowledges the scope and complexity of networked human interactions. Using the innovative concept of unlawfulness, this book examines the crimes and misdemeanours of the global overworld to form a unique analysis of global order in the twenty-first century. Battersby argues that unlawfulness - the intentional transgression of criminal law - is an active but under-researched principle in international affairs, and maps out the scope of tolerated unlawfulness among and within states and non-state actors including private companies and not-for-profit 'civil society' organizations. Exploring the dynamics of law-making in a world where the pace of technological change is outstripping our capacity to capture new forms of international and transnational crime, this book will be a valuable resource to scholars of International Politics, Global Governance, International Law, Security, Criminal Justice and Policing.

Illustrates Australia's economic & strategic interest in Thailand before 1941 & after the war. Special emphasis is given to the tin mining business & the compensation sought by Australia after the war from Thailand. Fear that British negotiations would not include Australian firms compelled Australia to negotiate a separate plan for reparations. While the US challenged the British monopoly on tin mining in Southeast Asia & was not prepared to grant GB free reign to reestablish its prewar empire in Asia, Australia sought tin compensation & general liability for general property damage from Thailand. Moreover, diplomatic relations between Australia & Thailand were strained as Australia rebuffed Thailand's diplomatic overtures, even though, cordial diplomatic relations were necessary to secure a share in Thailand's consumer market. On 8 Nov 1947, a military coup threw the compensation process into disarray. Australia eventually recognized the Phibun government but continued its hostile attitude. Finally, regional security purposes brought Thailand & Australia together as members of the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) in 1954. 20 References. E. Sanchez

How can we lay the foundation for a more just and peaceful world? How can we prevent communications from fracturing and societies from tearing themselves apart? How should we prioritize economic, social, and cultural demands for resources and opportunities? International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providingcoverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book: . Covers a range of contemporary topics such as global security, new technologies, ethics and learning, and participation . Has chapters on Global Health and Development in Practice, Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice and Corruption and Development . Features learning objectives, summaries, reading lists and questions for discussion . Works as a practice-driven text packed with case studies Global in perspective, this is your go-to book for your studies in international development.

Examines crime and war not only in the conventional but also the unconventional sense of these words. In so doing, it brings together three related areas of scholarly inquiry: crime, political violence, and international law. Crime transcends nation-state boundaries in three major forms -- as transfer and exchange within and between criminal networks, as intentional lawbreaking by licit commercial enterprises, and as breaches of international obligation by governments and government agents. These illicit practices can usefully be categorized as market crimes committed for purely economic ends, as moral crimes that infringe social norms including the norms that govern political legitimacy, and as international crimes defined substantively by international laws. Transnational crime, the cross-border crimes of commoners, and international crime, the crimes of states, are treated by international law experts as distinct spheres of inquiry and application. Yet both spheres are inextricably connected at the systemic level of international relations.

Global studies is a fresh and dynamic discipline area that promises to reinvigorate undergraduate and postgraduate education in the social sciences and humanities. In the Australian context, the interdisciplinary pedagogy that defines global studies is gaining wider acceptance as a coherent and necessary approach to the study of global change. Through the Global Studies Consortium (GSC), this new discipline is forming around an impressive body of international scholars who define their expertise in global terms. The GSC paves the way for the expansion of global studies programs internationally and for the development of teaching and research collaboration on a global scale. Mark Juergensmeyer and Helmut Anheier's forthcoming Encyclopaedia of Global Studies with SAGE is evidence of this growing international collaboration, while the work of Professor Manfred Steger exemplifies the flourishing academic literature on globalization. RMIT University's Global Cities Institute represents a substantial institutional investment in interdisciplinary research into the social and environmental implications of globalization in which it leads the way internationally. Given these developments, the time is right for a book series that draws together diverse scholarship in global studies. This Handbook allows for extended treatment of critical issues that are of major interest to researchers and students in this emerging field. The topics covered speak to an interdisciplinary approach to the study of global issues that reaches well beyond the confines of international relations and political science to encompass sociology, anthropology, history, media and cultural studies, economics and governance, environmental sustainability, international law and criminal justice. Specially commissioned chapters explore diverse subjects from a global vantage point and all deliberately cohere around core "global" concerns of narrative, praxis, space and place. This integrated approach sets the Handbook apart from its competitors and distinguishes Global Studies as the most equipped academic discipline with which to address the scope and pace of global change in the 21st century.