Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace

Name: Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781035310630
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Author: Louise Mallinder; Rachel Killean, Lauren Dempster
ISBN: 9781035310630

Edited by Louise Mallinder · Rachel Killean, Lauren Dempster

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ISBN-13: 9781035310630
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: August 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This pioneering Concise Encyclopedia analyses theoretical insights and global practice relating to the intersection between law and peace. It brings together over 140 international scholars and expert practitioners to explore the concepts, theories, actors, bodies of law and institutions within this essential area of scholarship.

Entries examine diverse topics including how law informs the practice of peace negotiation and peace mediation; the legal status of peace agreements; critical approaches to peacemaking drawn from indigenous, feminist, queer, environmental and TWAIL perspectives; legal protections for negotiators and mediators; the work of legal institutions in resolving disputes including international and regional courts and customary approaches to dispute resolution; and how law can inform the resolution of contested issues such as accountability, detainees, institutional reform, and governance. Covering a wide range of international law regimes, as well as elements of domestic and customary law, the Encyclopedia explores how law can foster or safeguard peace. It highlights gaps in this area of scholarship, as well as emerging approaches and practices.

The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace is a vital resource for scholars and students of law, international relations, and peace and conflict studies. It is also beneficial for legal practitioners, policymakers, mediators, negotiators and NGOs.

Key Features:

Contains over 130 entries
Provides crucial reference points for further reading
Evaluates the connections between topics in an accessible short form
Presents interdisciplinary perspectives from criminology, anthropology, international relations, history and peace and conflict studies

1.
Accountability 1: Jemima García-Godos; 2.
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights 4: Omowumi Asubiaro Dada and Kamari Maxine Clarke; 3.
African regional economic communities 7: Kathryn Nash; 4.
African Union 10: Samuel M. Makinda and Angela Leahy; 5.
Aggression and crimes against peace 13: Frédéric Mégret; 6.
Alternative (non-Western) approaches to peacemaking and peacebuilding 16: Mateja Peter; 7.
Alternative sanctions and conditionalities 19: Juana I. Acosta-López; 8.
Amnesty 23: Louise Mallinder; 9.
Antarctica 27: Shirley V. Scott and Michelle Chase; 10.
Archives 31: Ulrike Lühe and Briony Jones; 11.
Arctic 34: Gabriela Argüello; 12.
Armed groups in peace negotiations 39: Katharine Fortin; 13.
Article 16 of the Rome Statute 42: Bartłomiej Krzan; 14.
Article 53 and the ‘interests of justice’ 46: Ignacio Baeriswyl Uribe; 15.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations 49: See Seng Tan; 16.
Ceasefire 52: Marika Sosnowski; 17.
Characteristics of Cold War peace agreements 55: Alexandra Stark; 18.
Children 58: Diane Marie Amann; 19.
Citizenship and identity 61: Samer Abboud; 20.
Civil society and peace movements 64: John D. Brewer; 21.
Climate and environmental change 67: Anselm Vogler and Rachel Killean; 22.
Collaborators 70: Shane Darcy; 23.
Collective security 73: Pål Wrange; 24.
Confidence-building measures 76: Line Engbo Gissel; 25.
Conflict resolution 79: Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow; 26.
Constitutional reform 83: Ron Levy and Alice Siu; 27.
Corruption 87: Bertram I. Spector; 28.
Counter-terrorism 91: Megan L. Manion; 29.
Courts of arbitration 95: Joel Dahlquist; 30.
Crimes against humanity 98: Darryl Robinson; 31.
Crimes by peacekeepers 102: Jasmine-Kim Westendorf; 32.
Customary law 105: Norman Chivasa; 33.
Decolonizing peacebuilding 108: Michael Fusi Ligaliga; 34.
Derogation and emergency law 112: Azin Tadjdini; 35.
Detention in non-international armed conflict and the onset of peace 115: Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne; 36.
Deterrence 118: Hyeran Jo; 37.
Development in post-conflict states 121: Pádraig McAuliffe; 38.
Diaspora 124: Raam Dutia; 39.
Digital peace and cybersecurity 127: Eneken Tikk; 40.
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration 130: Alpaslan Özerdem; 41.
Education reforms 134: Tejendra Pherali; 42.
Environmental peacebuilding 137: Erika Weinthal and Carl Bruch; 43.
Equality and nondiscrimination 141: Limor Yehuda; 44.
European Court of Human Rights 144: Antoine Buyse and Kushtrim Istrefi; 45.
European Union 147: Julian Bergmann; 46.
Expressive function of the law 150: Mark A. Drumbl; 47.
Federalism and regional autonomy 153: Bizuneh G. Yimenu; 48.
Feminist peacebuilding 156: Amy Barrow; 49.
Foreign fighters 159: Marnie Lloydd; 50.
Gender-based violence 163: Daniela Suárez Vargas; 51.
Genocide 167: Melanie O’Brien; 52.
Guarantees of non-repetition 170: Maja Davidović; 53.
Gulf Cooperation Council 173: Gertjan Hoetjes; 54.
Human rights 176: Hurst Hannum; 55.
Human security 179: Kerry F. Crawford; 56.
Immunities of negotiators and mediators 182: Regletto Aldrich Imbong; 57.
Indigenous Peoples 185: Lieselotte Viaene; 58.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights 189: Cecilia M. Bailliet; 59.
International Court of Justice 192: Eti Best Herbert; 60.
International criminal tribunals 195: Mark Kersten; 61.
International humanitarian law 199: Elizabeth Salmón; 62.
International investigative mechanisms 202: Anni Pues; 63.
International trade law 205: J. Tyson Chatagnier; 64.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 208: Yoshifumi Tanaka; 65.
Inter-state compensation 211: Berk Demirkol; 66.
Judicial reparations 215: Carla Ferstman; 67.
Jus post bellum 219: Noël Mfuranzima; 68.
Land governance 222: Nelson Camilo Sánchez Léon; 69.
‘Law’ (in ‘law and peace’) 225: Sarah M.H. Nouwen; 70.
Law of occupation 228: Alice M. Panepinto; 71.
Lawfare 231: Kirsten J. Fisher and Alex Camilo Duran Montano; 72.
Lawyers 234: Sara Dezalay; 73.
Legal pluralism in peace agreements 237: Philipp Kastner; 74.
Legal security and peace agreements 241: C. Sophia Müller; 75.
Legality and legitimacy 245: Tom Hadden; 76.
Lex pacificatoria 248: César Rojas-Orozco; 77.
Liberal peacebuilding 251: Dustin N. Sharp; 78.
Magnitsky Acts 254: Nikola Kurková Klímová; 79.
Minority participation in peace processes 257: Julia Palmiano Federer; 80.
National reparations programmes 260: Mariana Casij-Peña; 81.
Natural resources and peace agreements 264: Daniëlla Dam-de Jong; 82.
Non-state armed groups’ transition to political movements 267: Claudia Hofmann; 83.
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 270: Anja Mihr; 84.
Organization of American States and security in the Americas 273: Gordon Mace; 85.
Outer space 276: Alla Pozdnakova; 86.
Peace mediation 279: Mark Freeman; 87.
Peace negotiations 282: Kristine Höglund and Isak Svensson; 88.
Peace operations and international law 285: Ian Johnstone; 89.
Peace versus justice 289: Mark Kersten; 90.
Peaceful settlement of international disputes 292: Yoshifumi Tanaka; 91.
Political economy 295: Marina Veličković; 92.
Positive peace 298: Heather Devere; 93.
Post-conflict police reform 301: Kevin Hearty; 94.
Post-World War I peace agreements 304: Michel Erpelding; 95.
Prisoners of war 307: Kelisiana Thynne; 96.
Protection and repatriation of cultural objects 310: Elena Baylis; 97.
Queer peacebuilding 314: Aislinn Fanning; 98.
Reconciliation 317: Colleen Murphy; 99.
Refugees, displaced persons and stateless persons 320: Walter Kälin; 100.
Religious mediators 324: S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana; 101.
Responsibility to protect 327: Vijay Kishor Tiwari; 102.
Restorative justice 330: Patrick Lenta; 103.
Retributive justice 333: Patrick Lenta; 104.
Right to peace 336: Milton Arrieta-López; 105.
Rule of law reform 340: Teresa Almeida Cravo; 106.
Sanctions 343: Hyeran Jo; 107.
Security sector reform 346: Timothy Donais; 108.
Socio-economic rights 349: Matthew Evans; 109.
Temporary/provisional immunities 352: Jeremy Julian Sarkin; 110.
The disappeared and the missing 355: Lauren Dempster and Beatrice Canossi; 111.
The end of (active) hostilities in non-international armed conflicts 359: Julia Grignon; 112.
The legal status of a peace agreement 362: Asli Ozcelik; 113.
The role of national dialogues in peacemaking 365: Katia Papagianni; 114.
The role of the national armed forces in peace negotiations 368: Juan David Gélvez-Ferreira and Catalina Miranda Aguirre; 115.
Third-party witnesses and guarantors in peace agreements 371: Andrea Varga; 116.
Transformative justice 374: Dáire McGill; 117.
Transitional governance 377: Emmanuel De Groof; 118.
Transitional justice 380: Thomas Obel Hansen; 119.
Truth recovery 383: Adam Kochanski; 120.
TWAIL perspectives 386: Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan; 121.
UN Charter 389: Jennifer Trahan; 122.
UN General Assembly 392: Tuba Turan; 123.
UN Human Rights Council 396: Caroline Sweeney; 124.
UN human rights treaty bodies 400: Suzanne Egan; 125.
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) 403: Rhona K.M. Smith; 126.
UN peacebuilding architecture 406: Maria Stage; 127.
United Nations Development Programme 410: Stephen Browne; 128.
United Nations Security Council 412: Yassin M. Brunger; 129.
Vetting judges 415: Cynthia M. Horne and Lavinia Stan; 130.
Victim participation rights in international criminal justice 418: Cheryl Lawther; 131.
Violent extremism 421: Ronald C. Slye; 132.
War crimes 424: Róisín Burke; 133.
Weapons proliferation and control 428: Kathleen A. Doty; 134.
Women (including the United Nations Security Council Women, Peace and Security Agenda) 432: Catherine O’Rourke; 135.
World Bank 435: Paul Prettitore