International organizations : politics, law, practice /
Hurd, Ian,
International organizations : politics, law, practice / Ian Hurd. - Third edition. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018. - ix, 300 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to international organizations -- Theory, methods, and international organizations -- The United Nations I : law and administration -- The United Nations II : international peace and security -- The World Trade Organization -- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank -- The International Labor Organization -- The International Court of Justice -- The International Criminal Court -- The European Union and regional organizations.
"Now in its third edition, this leading undergraduate textbook has been revised and updated throughout to take account of recent developments in world politics. Concise and engagingly written, the book is core reading for courses on international organizations, international law and politics, and global governance. Unlike other textbooks in the field, it takes readers behind the scenes of the world's most important international institutions to explore their legal authority and the political controversies that they generate. It presents chapter-length case studies of the world's leading international organizations, with attention to the legal, political, and practical aspects. The new edition adds depth to the discussion of international relations theory and features new case material on Brexit, the Argentine sovereign debt, the Syrian war, the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and more"--
9781107183308 1107183308 9781316634455 1316634450
2017014552
International agencies.
International organization.
Political science--International Relations--General.
International agencies.
International organization.
Internationale Organisation
Internationales Recht
Internationale Politik
86.87 law of international organizations: general.
JZ4850 / .H87 2018
International organizations : politics, law, practice / Ian Hurd. - Third edition. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018. - ix, 300 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to international organizations -- Theory, methods, and international organizations -- The United Nations I : law and administration -- The United Nations II : international peace and security -- The World Trade Organization -- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank -- The International Labor Organization -- The International Court of Justice -- The International Criminal Court -- The European Union and regional organizations.
"Now in its third edition, this leading undergraduate textbook has been revised and updated throughout to take account of recent developments in world politics. Concise and engagingly written, the book is core reading for courses on international organizations, international law and politics, and global governance. Unlike other textbooks in the field, it takes readers behind the scenes of the world's most important international institutions to explore their legal authority and the political controversies that they generate. It presents chapter-length case studies of the world's leading international organizations, with attention to the legal, political, and practical aspects. The new edition adds depth to the discussion of international relations theory and features new case material on Brexit, the Argentine sovereign debt, the Syrian war, the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and more"--
9781107183308 1107183308 9781316634455 1316634450
2017014552
International agencies.
International organization.
Political science--International Relations--General.
International agencies.
International organization.
Internationale Organisation
Internationales Recht
Internationale Politik
86.87 law of international organizations: general.
JZ4850 / .H87 2018