From Cold War to cyber war : the evolution of the international law of peace and armed conflict over the last 25 years /: the evolution of the international law of peace and armed conflict over the last 25 years. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hans-Joachim Heintze, Pierre Thielbörger, editors.
• Editors: Heintze, Hans-Joachim; Thielbörger, Pierre
• Contents: Contributors; Part I: Progressive Development of International Law; From Cold War to Cyber War: The Evolution of the International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict over the Last 25 Years-An Intro ... ; Perspectives of International Humanitarian Law; 1 Perspectives of Armed Conflict; 2 Deficiencies of the Law in Force with Regard to Non-international Armed Conflicts; 3 Summary; Part II: Old Wine in New Bottles: Autonomy and Independence in International Law; Autonomy and Conflict Resolution; 1 Introduction; 2 The Åland Islands in Finland; 3 The Proliferation of Sub-State Arrangements. 4 Different Forms of Autonomy5 Autonomies v Federations: Conceptual Distinctions Between Autonomy and Federalism; 6 Autonomy and Aid: The Issue of the Legitimate Recipient; 7 Autonomy and Cyber (Cold) War; 8 Concluding Remarks; Permutations of Popular Sovereignty Before, During and After the Scottish Independence Referendum; 1 Introduction; 2 Scotlandś Autonomy Regime in Its Global Context; 3 The Scotland Act 1998; 3.1 Scottish Self-Determination as an Exercise in Political Constitutionalism; 3.2 Devolution and UK Parliamentary Sovereignty; 4 Re-thinking Sovereignty. 4.1 A Scottish Approach to Sovereignty4.2 The Historical Origins of Popular Sovereignty in Scotland; 4.2.1 Recognition of Popular Sovereignty in the Courts; 4.2.2 Recognition of Popular Sovereignty in Scottish Politics; 4.3 Popular Sovereignty Versus Parliamentary Sovereignty?; 5 Moving Forward: The Independence Referendum; 5.1 Legislating for a Referendum: A Question of Competence; 5.2 A Nuanced Trajectory for Popular Sovereignty After the Referendum; 5.3 The Implications of the Smith Commission for Popular Sovereignty; 5.3.1 The Smith Commissionś Recommendations; 6 Concluding Remarks. Part III: New Threats to International Peace and SecurityClimate Change and International Peace and Security: Time for a `Green ́Security Council?; 1 Introduction; 2 The Security Councilś Mandate and the Effects of Climate Change; 2.1 The Phenomenon of Climate Migration; 2.2 The Phenomenon of Conflicts over Scarce Natural Resources; 3 Approaches to Justify the Councilś Competence for the Problem of Climate Change; 3.1 An ``Individual Case-́́Based Approach; 3.2 An ``Imminent Threat-́́Based Approach; 3.3 A ``Human Rights-́́Based Approach; 3.4 A ``Cause and Solution-́́Based Approach. 4 ConclusionEnvironmental Migration as a Humanitarian Challenge; 1 Introduction; 2 Academic, Political and Legal Debates: Framing the Challenges; 2.1 Academic Debates on Environmental Migration; 2.2 Political Debates on Environmental Migration; 2.3 International Legal Debates on Environmental Migration; 3 Research Framework; 4 The IFRCś Position on Environmental Migration; 5 Conclusions: Opportunities and Challenges for a Humanitarian Perspective on Environmental Migration; 6 Notes; Part IV: New Forms of Warfare and Weaponry.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 341.6/7; Law; Humanitarian law; Peace; Security, International; Humanitarian assistance; Cyberspace operations (Military science); Migration; Developmental psychology; Climatic changes; LAW -- International; Cyberspace operations (Military science); Humanitarian assistance; Humanitarian law; Peace; Security, International; Social Science -- Emigration & Immigration; Social Science -- Gender Studies; Science -- Environmental Science; Human rights; Migration, immigration & emigration; Psychology of gender; Climate change; International humanitarian law; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319190877; 3319190873; 3319190865; 9783319190860
• Related ISBNs: 9783319190860
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