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Security and International Law

Author: Mary E Footer; Julia Schmidt; Nigel D White
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509924752

Published In: October 2018
Format: Paperback , 384 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781849466349

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Of the many challenges that society faces today, possibly none is more acute than the security of ordinary citizens when faced with a variety of natural or man-made disasters arising from climate and geological catastrophes, including the depletion of natural resources, environmental degradation, food shortages, terrorism, breaches of personal security and human security, or even the global economic crisis. States continue to be faced with a range of security issues arising from contested territorial spaces, military and maritime security and security threats relating to energy, infrastructure and the delivery of essential services. The theme of the book encompasses issues of human, political, military, socio-economic, environmental and energy security and raises two main questions. To what extent can international law address the types of natural and man-made security risks and challenges that threaten our livelihood, or very existence, in the 21st Century? Where does international law fall short in meeting the problems that arise in different situations of insecurity and how should such shortcomings be addressed?

Part I: Conceptions of Security and International Law

1. Security Agendas and International Law: The Case of New Technologies

Nigel D White

2. Human Security and International Law: The Potential Scope for Legal Development within the Analytical Framework of Security

Hitoshi Nasu

3. Human Security versus Environmental Security: At Legal Loggerheads

John Pearson

4. Regional Security and International Law

Julia Schmidt

5. International Criminal Justice and Security

Olympia Bekou

6. Security and International Law: The 'Responsibility to Protect'

Alexandra Bohm

Part II: Security Threats and International Law

7. International Law and the Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Lessons for International Security and Arms Control

Tom Coppen

8. Contemporary Maritime Piracy as a Threat to International Peace and Security

Alexandros XM Ntovas

9. Terrorism: A Threat to Security?

Lydia Davies-Bright

10. Abusive Governments as a Threat

Jure Vidmar

11. Protecting Security Interests in International Investment Law

Prabhash Ranjan

12. Securing the Polar Regions Through International Law

Jill Barrett

13. Climate Change as a Threat to International Security

Mattia Fosci

14. Cyber-Threats and International Law

Nicholas Tsagourias and Russell Buchan

Mary Footer is Professor of International Economic Law at the University of Nottingham.
Julia Schmidt is Research Fellow in the School of Law at the University of Nottingham.
Nigel D White is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Nottingham.