The International Labour Organization estimated in 2000 that, of the approximately 246 million children engaged in labor worldwide, 171 million were working in situations harmful to their development. Child Labor and Human Rights provides a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of child labor from a human rights perspective.

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Global Governance provides a much-needed forum for practitioners and academics who want to explore the impact of international institutions and multilateral processes on economic development, peace and security, human rights, and preservation of the environment.

Readers will also enjoy pithy, provocative editorials in the Global Insights section.

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Terrorist attacks. UN sanctions. The creation of the International Criminal Court. The war on Iraq. In each of these headline events, the complex relationship of international law and world politics comes into play. International Law in World Politics introduces the concepts, the rules, and the functioning of international law in a way that is accessible to students of political    More >

Presenting both classic and contemporary essays and covering subjects ranging from treaties and dispute settlement to the environment, human rights, and war crimes, this anthology is unique in revealing the influence of international law on political behavior.

Among the notable features of this new edition are chapters on terrorism, humanitarian intervention, and the    More >

From the very early stages in the development of international law, the nature of the state-centric international system has dictated that law play second fiddle to the hard realities of power politics. War Crimes and Realpolitik explores the evolution and operation of the international criminal justice system, highlighting the influences of politics.

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War crimes typically are discussed in sensational terms or in the dry language of international law. In contrast, David Chuter brings clarity to this complex subject, exploring why atrocities occur and what can be done to identify perpetrators and bring them to justice.

Chuter confronts the real horror of the murder, rape, and torture that are subsumed under the dispassionate    More >