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Author:   Mario Silva
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Edition:   VIII, 272 Pp. ed.
Volume:   67
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9789004268838

ISBN 10:   9004268839
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   06 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Part I: The Origins of State Formation Chapter 1: The Creation of the State in International Law - Historical Background 1.1 Criteria and Conditions for Statehood 1.2 Emergence of the Modern State System Chapter 2: State Failure - Internal and External Factors 2.1 Defining State Failure 2.2 Causes and Structural Indicators 2.3 Legacy of Colonialism 2.4 Terrorism 2.5 Limitations in Measuring State Failure Part II: State Obligations and the Enforcement of International Law Chapter 3: International Human Rights Law 3.1 Human Rights Instruments 3.1.2 Humanitarian Law 3.2 Human Security - An emerging paradigm Chapter 4: State Responsibility - Obligations to Prosecute 4.1 Principle of Universal Jurisdiction 4.2 Humanitarian Intervention 4.3 Practice of the Security Council - opinio juris Part III: Reconstruction and Mobilizing the International Community Chapter 5: Prevention and Rehabilitation: Strengthening States Against Failure 5.1 State-Building and Reconstruction 5.2 Building Rule of Law 5.3 Establishing Accountability - Ending impunity 5.4 Establishing Security 5.5 Disarmament and Demobilization 5.6 Economic and Social Reconstruction 5.7 Role of Civil Society - Women and Minorities 5.8 Reconstituting Political Structure and Legitimacy 5.9 Reconciliation - Transitional Justice 5.10 Lessons Learned Chapter 6: Challenges for the International Community 6.1 Role of United Nations 6.1.1 Humanitarian Assistance 6.1.2 Peacekeeping and Conflict Prevention 6.1.3 Transitional Occupation 6.2 Institutional Reform, Trusteeship - Limited Sovereignty General Conclusion

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Dr. Mario Silva, Ph.D. is an international legal scholar, a former Canadian Parliamentarian and the 2013 Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. He is a graduate of Oxford University and NUI Galway and has been decorated by the governments of Brazil, France and Portugal.

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