"Since the mid-1990s increasing international attention has been paid to the issue of violence against women; however, there is still no explicit international human rights treaty prohibition on violence against women and the issue remains poorly defined and understood under int…
For more than a century the creation of national parks and protected areas was a major threat to the survival of indigenous peoples. Parks based on wilderness ideals outlawed traditional ways of life and forced from their homelands peoples who had shaped and preserved local ecos…
Nations often turn to international courts to help with overcoming collective-action problems associated with international relations. However, these courts generally cannot enforce their rulings, which begs the question: how effective are international courts? This book propose…
Papers from the second Columbia International Investment Conference, held Oct. 30-31, 2007, at Columbia University--Acknowledgements.
Panorama des relations politiques internationales depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'auteur aborde l'ascension des deux blocs constitués par les États-Unis et l'Union soviétique, la guerre froide, les colonies et la décolonisation, la fin de la guerre froide, l'hégém…