The use of force and coercion to settle disputes between nations is a central problem of our time. Martin Patchen considers the circumstances that lead nations

The contributions in this book cover a wide range of topics within modern disputeresolution, which can be summarised as follows: harmonisation, enforcement anda

This book adopts a 'trans-civilizational' perspective on the history and development of current West-centric international law.

The end of the Cold War has changed the shape of organized violence in the world and the ways in which governments and others try to set its limits. Even the co