Complex adaptive systems are a special kind of self-organizing system with emergent
properties and adaptive capacity in response to changing external conditions. In this article …

Mangroves provide critical ecosystems services, contributing an estimated 42 billion US
dollars to global fisheries, storing 25.5 million tons of carbon per year, and providing flood …

On February 16, 2016, a US court ordered Apple to circumvent the security features of an
iPhone 5C used by one of the terrorists who committed the San Bernardino shootings. Apple …

This series features works on substantial topics in international law which provide
authoritative statements of the chosen areas. Taken together they map out the whole of …

If a treaty from the 1850s regulating'commerce'or forbidding'degrading treatment of persons'
is to be interpreted 150 years later, does' commerce'or'degrading treatment of persons' have …

Conventionally understood as a set of limits on state behavior, the “rule of law” in world
politics is widely assumed to serve as a progressive contribution to a just, stable, and …

The Nagoya Protocol is an unprecedented international environmental agreement that
equally addresses development, distributive justice, and environmental sustainability. With a …

Offering a more accessible alternative to casebooks and historical commentaries, Law
Among Nations explains issues of international law by tracing the field's development and …

The conventional piecemeal approach to environmental treaty-making has resulted in a
'maze'of international agreements. However, little is known empirically about its overall …

Presenting up-to-date case law and a freshly updated bibliography, this second edition of
The Law of Treaties is a valuable addition to contemporary international law scholarship. It …