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Cities in International Decision-Making: The Impact of European Cities on International Law and Relations

Edited by Agnieszka Szpak · Robert Gawłowski · Joanna Modrzyńska · Paweł Modrzyński · Michał Dahl
Edward Elgar Publishing February 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781035349654
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication
February 2025
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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With illustrative case studies on international organizations and transnational city networks across Europe, this innovative book argues that cities are becoming more active participants in international law-making and challenging the previously dominant nation-state approach of recent history.

Chapters explore key literature and legal regulations surrounding cities, providing the latest information on their international normative activities. This book includes multiple interviews conducted with the official representatives of cities and various international institutions, such as UN-Habitat, the EU Committee of the Regions, and the Congress for Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The authors investigate how, despite their strong role in international relations and international law implementation, the importance of cities has still not been adequately reflected in the structures of the Council of Europe, the EU and the UN. Ultimately, the book finds that cities have more impact on policy-making than on decision-making processes.

Cities in International Decision-Making is a rich resource for academics and students of international relations, political science, international law and urban studies. It is also a beneficial read for city authorities, policy-makers, external experts and think-tank analysts.

Table of Contents

1.
Introduction – Cities in international decision-making
2.
Evolution of the status of cities in the international legal and political order
3.
Subjects and sources of international law and their relation to cities
4.
The United Nations and cities: Creating, shaping and enforcing international law
5.
The European Union and cities: Creating, shaping and enforcing international law
6.
The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and cities: Creating, shaping and enforcing
international law
7.
The role of transnational city networks in the creation and enforcement of international law

Conclusion
References
Index
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