International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice - Softcover

Hurd, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107612616 ISBN 13: 9781107612617

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This leading undergraduate textbook now covers international relations theory in more depth and includes new material on NATO and the EU, while its case studies have been updated throughout. Unlike other textbooks in the field, it takes readers behind the scenes of the world's most important international organizations (IOs), inviting them to ask: What are the legal obligations that give IOs international power? How do IOs ensure compliance from their members? And how do they enforce their rules? International Organizations explores these questions through in-depth, chapter-length case studies of the world's key international organizations, allowing students to connect essential IO theory with the law, practice and philosophy of the leading IOs, including the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union. Concise and engagingly written and with end-of-chapter questions, legal appendices and suggestions for further reading, this is core reading for any course on international institutions.

About this title

Book Description:

Updated and expanded introductory textbook exploring law, compliance and enforcement through case studies of the most important international organizations. Takes readers behind the scenes to explore how IOs shape and are shaped by international politics. This edition covers IR theory in more depth, and extensive new material on the EU.

About the Author:

Ian Hurd is Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He is a leading scholar of international law and international relations and has won awards for his research and teaching, including the Chadwick Alger Prize for After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the UN Security Council and the Barry Farrell Award at Northwestern University for teaching excellence. He is the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations as well as The UN Security Council and the Politics of International Authority.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1107612616
• ISBN 13: 9781107612617
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 303