peace support operations

2010 November

The European Union and Conflict Prevention: Policy and Legal Aspects / Vincent Kronenberger and Jan Wouters

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Vincent Kronenberger and Jan Wouters (eds), The European Union and Conflict Prevention: Policy and Legal Aspects (T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 2004). It has frequently been observed that conflict prevention lies at the very heart of the European integration process. Indeed, back in 1950 the Schuman Declaration called for the unification of Europe as a

2010 November

Die Haftung Internationaler Organisationen im Rahmen von Militäreinsätzen und Territorialverwaltungen / Kirsten Schmalenbach

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Kirsten Schmalenbach, Die Haftung Internationaler Organisationen im Rahmen von Militäreinsätzen und Territorialverwaltungen (Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 2004) ISBN 3-631-51380-1 (hbk), EUR 95.00 (hbk), 658pp. States increasingly entrust the conduct of military operations and the administration of territory to international organisations. Even when they take place under peaceful conditions, military operations and territorial administrations of

2010 September

Protecting Civilians: The Obligations of Peacekeepers / Siobhán Wills

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Protecting Civilians: The Obligations of Peacekeepers. By SIOBHÁN WILLS. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953387-9 (hb.) £60.00. Peacekeeping as an instrument of international peace and security has been around for a considerable period of time. Leaving aside its early manifestations before the Second World War, peacekeeping under the collective security system of the United

2010 September

European Security Law / Martin Trybus and Nigel D. White (eds)

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Martin Trybus and Nigel D. White (Eds.), European Security Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. 400 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-921862-2. GBP 60. The purpose of this volume is to provide an analysis of the EU’s evolving legal framework and competences in security and defence matters following the launch of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).