This article proposes a framework for empirical research on contested meaning of norms in
international politics. The goal is to identify a design for empirical research to examine …

Conquest, annexation, secession by force these belong to a statecraft which great powers
after World War II seemed to have set aside for good. Russia in 2014 however brought them …

This book examines how international law prohibits state and individual complicity.
Complicity is a derivative form of responsibility that links an accomplice to the wrongdoing of …

The development of international human rights law and international criminal law has
triggered the question whether states and their officials can still shield themselves from …

The amnesty scheme of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South-Africa has
attracted more scholarly attention than any other instance of amnesty in contemporary times …

It is a settled principle that states incur international responsibility when they breach
international obligations, and all the more so when these breaches are particularly serious …

The question posed by the title of this Article has two aspects. First, it asks us to identify
which acts qualify as international crimes. Second, and more fundamentally, it asks us to …

This book examines some of the most prominent contemporary theories of compliance with
international law. It is argued that these theories ultimately rely on some political philosophy …

This book addresses the international legal obligation to protect economic, social, and
cultural human rights in times of armed conflict and other situations of armed violence …

This book deals with the questions of how global governance can and ought to effectively
address serious global problems, such as financial instability, military conflicts, distributive …