Product Description: Invitation to the Sociology of International Law aims to cast light on the under-explored sociological dimension of international law. The book emphasizes that international legal rules are profoundly embedded in diverse social factors and processes, such as norms, identity, and collective memory...read more

Product Description: Emerging from international society, international law reflects the particular characteristics of this society, as well as the relationships among the actors in the system. This analysis advances our understanding of the influences of international norms and international institutions on international cooperation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: One of the far-reaching changes in the past century is the rapid growth of international organizations. International organizations are instruments for institutionalized co-operation among states; however, they also generate growing risks to other actors in the international system...read more

Product Description: It is universally accepted that Jerusalem is a unique city. It stirs up strong emotions among adherents of various religions as it is the centre of three religions, and it is the subject of conflicting national aspirations of two peoples...read more

Product Description: The arbitral process of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) contains a number of innovative features which were previously unknown to international arbitration. The present volume compares the ICSID system with other major transnational arbitral systems, mainly those of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and the rules of the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)...read more