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Intro -- Prologue 'Do you think we're going to be okay?' -- Population and Progress -- Chapter One Pessimism -- Chapter Two Hope -- Energy -- Chapter Three Pessimism -- Chapter Four Hope -- Food -- Chapter Five Pessimism -- Chapter Six Hope -- Climate -- Chapter Seven Pessimism -- Chapter Eight Hope -- Economics -- Chapter Nine Pessimism -- Chapter Ten Hope -- Epilogue Pessimism -- Epilogue Hope -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- The Indigo Press.

"The granting of diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange, the dangers faced by diplomats in troublespots around the world, WikiLeaks and the publication of thousands of embassy cable - situations like these place diplomatic agents and diplomatic law at the very centre of contemporary debate on current affairs. [This book] brings together 20 experts to provide insight into some of the most controversial and important matters which characterise modern diplomatic law. They include diplomatic asylum, the treatment (and rights) of domestic staff of diplomatic agents, the inviolability of correspondence, of the diplomatic bag and of the diplomatic mission, the immunity to be given to members of the diplomatic family, diplomatic duties (including the duty of non-interference), but also the rise of diplomatic actors which are not sent by States (including members of the EU diplomatic service). This book explores these matters in a critical, yet accessible manner, and is therefore an invaluable resource for practitioners, scholars and students with an interest in diplomatic relations. The authors of the book include some of the leading authorities on diplomatic law (including a delegate to the 1961 conference which codified modern diplomatic law) as well as serving and former members of the diplomatic corps." -- Publisher's website

'Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium' provides a critical examination of the principal fields of contemporary diplomatic law including: diplomatic asylum, immunities, and diplomatic actors not sent by states. The text brings together serving and former diplomats as well as academic experts

Diplomatic interference : a historical overview -- The concept of diplomatic interference today -- Diplomatic interference and competing interests -- Resolving the meeting of competing interests resolution -- Lobbying activities -- Partisan behaviour -- Propaganda -- Employment of money and other material means -- Insults and criticism -- Threats and intimidation -- Diplomatic asylum -- Concluding thoughts

chapter BILL OF RIGHTS 1688 -- (c. 2) -- chapter OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1911 -- (c. 28) 1 PENALTIES FOR SPYING -- chapter PEERAGE ACT 1963 -- (c. 48) -- chapter MINISTERIAL AND OTHER SALARIES ACT 1975 -- (c. 27) 1 SALARIES -- chapter BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 -- (c. 61) -- chapter PUBLIC ORDER ACT 1986 -- (c. 64) -- chapter SECURITY SERVICE ACT 1989 -- (c. 5) -- chapter ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ACT 2003 -- (c. 38) 1 CLOSURE NOTICE -- chapter EQUALITY ACT 2006 -- (c. 3) -- chapter CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION [2000] -- T P -- chapter INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS 1966.

The ongoing struggle for Scottish independence touches on a range of interests which find strong bases in international law, resulting in a meeting of norms which requires an assessment that allows the core character of each of the relevant rights to survive. This article traces the uneasy history of the Union between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, the changing Scottish attitudes towards Union, and the rise of the independence movement in the 20th century. It examines the development of devolution and outlines the constitutional settlement reached through the Scotland Act 1998, which led to the reestablishment of the Scottish Parliament and envisaged a distribution of competences, with 'devolved matters' being allocated to Scotland, while 'reserved' matters remained within the authority of Westminster. In its main part, the article investigates the asserted right to self-determination of the people of Scotland, taking as its starting point the codification of that right in the international human rights covenants of 1966. It critically examines the consequences which the distinction between internal and external self-determination generates for the Scottish situation and the relevance of the so-called remedial theory for this scenario. Particular emphasis is placed on the question what impact, if any, the British withdrawal from the European Union (which was effected in spite of a large vote in Scotland in favour of remaining within the EU) has on the right to self-determination. It also explores the existence of other interests which have to receive consideration under international law where an assessment of the right to self-determination is to be made (such as the territorial integrity of the metropolitan State and the human rights of persons living on the territory of the separating entity) and examines the need for a solution that employs a balancing mechanism to appreciate the core characters of the relevant rights. The article also considers the possible answers to the 'Scottish question' which are currently at the centre of public debate. Particular space is given in that regard to the option of a referendum on independence (which would be the second one since the Scottish Parliament had been reconvened). The article explores the possible legal basis for such a referendum under domestic law and, in that context, the question whether the Scottish Parliament could make the relevant arrangements without prior authorisation by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. But it also examines a potential right to a referendum under international law and refers, in that regard, to the link between self-determination and the need to evaluate the will of the people which was outlined in the case law of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It investigates the question whether such a link can be assumed only in the case of peoples under colonial regimes but suggests that, on the basis of the right to self-determination as enshrined in the international human rights covenants, the need for consultation is even more strongly indicated in situations concerning peoples outside these circumstances.

When, tonight, the bells will toll the eleventh hour, thereis hope that at least one part of the painful Brexit saga will come to an end: the tedious abuse of history that has hounded us every step of the way. (It feels personal to lawyers. We have to use history all the time –to understand precedent, to evaluate the legal meaning of State practice and so forth. But we know full well that a historical analogy which does not work means we lose the argument).

When you try to figure out what the EU has ever done for workers' rights, the internet can be a confusing place. Opinions vary widely, depending on political persuasion, and the resulting picture has a Dickensian tinge to it: it is the best of Unions, it is the worst of Unions.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 From Stonewall to the World: The Difficult Path to Recognition -- Part 1 Justice After Stonewall? Aspects of Political and Social Acceptance -- 2 Challenges Past and Present: Political and Social Perspectives -- 3 The Development of the LGBT+ Community in the UK in the Last 50 Years -- 4 LGBT+ Youth Homelessness as a Consequence of Progress -- 5 The LGBTI Movement Organising in a Time of Peril: A Case Study of Uganda -- 6 'That's Really Why I Got Married I Guess': Heteronormativity and Openness About Same-Sex Coupledom -- Part 2 LGBT Rights Facing New Challenges -- 7 A Landscape of Change: Legal Perspectives -- 8 The Evolution of LGBT Rights in the UK: Is the Tide Starting to Turn? -- 9 In the Name of the People? Plebiscites, Referendums and Same-Sex Marriage -- 10 The Intrinsic Value of Registered Partnerships and Marriage for Same-Sex Couples, Their Recognition Domestically and at the Strasbourg Court -- 11 Changing Perceptions of Homosexuality as Revealed by the Law of Defamation in Scotland -- 12 'Lewd, Disgusting and Offensive': A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Law Lords' Ideologies Toward Homosexuality Between 1967 and 2004 -- Part 3 The Continued Struggle for Equality: LGBT Students, Identity and Language -- 13 Living Identity: Perspectives from the Fields of Education and Language -- 14 Embedding LGBT Equality in the Curriculum and the Classroom -- 15 Investigating the Experiences of Transgender Students in Higher Education in the UK - Pilot Study -- 16 Queerly Fluent/Fluently Queer: On (Re)Creating Shared Identities in Second and Third Languages Among Migrant LGBTQ Populations in the Arabian Peninsula -- Part 4 Between Disenfranchisement and Inclusion: The LGBT Community and the Medical Sector.

"Provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authorities, the writings of the foremost academic experts in the field, and in the texts of Commission Reports. Genocide constitutes one of the most significant problems in contemporary international law. Within the past fifteen years, the world has witnessed genocidal conduct in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the debate on the commission of genocide in Darfur and the DR Congo is still ongoing. Within the same period, the prosecution of suspected génocidaires has taken place in international tribunals, internationalised tribunals and domestic courts; and the names of Slobodan Milošević, Radovan Karadzić and Saddam Hussein feature among those against whom charges of genocide have been brought. Pursuing an interdisciplinary examination of the existing case law on genocide in international and domestic courts, Elements of Genocide provides a comprehensive and accessible reflection on the crime of genocide, and its inherent complexities"--Page [i].