United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2008

United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2008
Author: United Nations
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789211336856

This yearbook contains documentary texts of treaties and other materials concerning the legal status and activities of the United Nations and related inter-governmental organizations. It also presents the judicial decisions on questions related to the Organization. A bibliography on jurisprudence is included.

The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court

The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court
Author: Carsten Stahn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1441
Release: 2015
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198705166

The International Criminal Court has significantly grown in importance and impact over the decade of its existence. This book assesses its impact, providing a comprehensive overview of its practice. It shows how the Court has contributed to major developments in international criminal law, and identifies the ways in which it is in need of reform.

Eavesdropping on Hell

Eavesdropping on Hell
Author: Robert J. Hanyok
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486481271

This official government publication investigates the impact of the Holocaust on the Western powers' intelligence-gathering community. It explains the archival organization of wartime records accumulated by the U.S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service and Britain's Government Code and Cypher School. It also summarizes Holocaust-related information intercepted during the war years.

The Mayaguez Crisis, Mission Command, and Civil-military Relations

The Mayaguez Crisis, Mission Command, and Civil-military Relations
Author: Christopher Jon Lamb
Publisher: Office of Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780160945038

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Key figures in the Mayaguez Crisis -- Introduction -- Day one: Monday, May 12 -- Day two: Tuesday, May 13 -- Day three: Wednesday, May 14 -- Day four: Thursday, May 15 -- Critical crisis decisions -- Explaining decisions, behaviors and outcomes -- Refining the explanation: rationality, bureaucracy and beliefs -- Findings, issues, prescriptions -- Conclusion.

Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice

Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice
Author: United Nations
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-08-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789210016513

The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.

The People's Liberation Army and Contingency Planning in China

The People's Liberation Army and Contingency Planning in China
Author: Andrew Scobell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781365073724

How will China use its increasing military capabilities in the future? China faces a complicated security environment with a wide range of internal and external threats. Rapidly expanding international interests are creating demands for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to conduct new missions ranging from protecting Chinese shipping from Somali pirates to evacuating citizens from Libya. The most recent Chinese defense white paper states that the armed forces must "make serious preparations to cope with the most complex and difficult scenarios . . . so as to ensure proper responses . . . at any time and under any circumstances." Based on a conference co-sponsored by Taiwan's Council of Advanced Policy Studies, RAND, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and National Defense University, The People's Liberation Army and Contingency Planning in China brings together leading experts from the United States and Taiwan to examine how the PLA prepares for a range of domestic, border, and maritime...

Political Warfare

Political Warfare
Author: Kerry K. Gershaneck
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: China
ISBN:

"Political Warfare provides a well-researched and wide-ranging overview of the nature of the People's Republic of China (PRC) threat and the political warfare strategies, doctrines, and operational practices used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The author offers detailed and illuminating case studies of PRC political warfare operations designed to undermine Thailand, a U.S. treaty ally, and Taiwan, a close friend"--