Local Legitimacy And International Peace Intervention

International peace- and state-building interventions have become ubiquitous in international politics since the 1990s, aiming to tackle the security problems stemming from the instability afflicting many developing states. Their frequent failures have...

<P>At the turn of the century the regional-global security partnership became a key element of peace and security policy-making. This book investigates the impact of the joint effort made by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to...

International courts and tribunals differ in their institutional composition and functions, but a shared characteristic is their reliance on the contribution of individuals other than the judicial decision-makers themselves. Such ''unseen actors''...

<P>This book analyses the issue of child soldiers in order to understand how armed groups engage with international organizations to gain international legitimacy.</P><P>The work examines why some armed groups ¿follow the rules¿ of...