Bücher der Reihe Routledge Research in International Law

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Aarhus University, 2011, under title: The distorted mirrors of regional maintenance of peace and security.

This book explores law-making in international affairs and is compiled to celebrate the 50th birthday of Professor Jan Klabbers, a leading international law and international relations scholar, who has made a significant contribution to the understanding of the sources of international obligations and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. Inspired by Professor Klabbers¿ wide-ranging interests in international law, his determined disregard for disciplinary boundaries and his often provocative views, the book looks at law-making in a colourful variety of different ways and occasionally seeks to push the envelope in terms of what it means to think and write about law and its making.

The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was adopted in 2005, an instrument designed to allow States to protect and promote cultural industries especially when these may be considered to be threatened by international trade agreements. This book examines the effectiveness of the Convention, not only from a trade and culture standpoint, but also regarding international cooperation and development for cultural diversity, a field that has developed remarkably since the entry into force of the Convention in 2007.

This book critically analyses the law and practice of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and its contribution to the development of international criminal law. The book focuses on the key procedural and substantive challenges, faced by the ICC. Contributors to the book include leading experts in international criminal justice who cover topics including: proposals for new generation of international crimes, victims¿ reparations, the evidentiary threshold for the confirmation of charges, and claims that the ICC has unfairly targeted African countries. In drawing together these strands the book assesses how the ICC¿s practice could be refined or improved in future cases.