Not bound but Committed: operationalising the Global Compact on Refugees

The Global Compact on Refugees is not legally binding, but it gives rise to commitments by the international community as a whole. It is also rooted in international refugee law, international human rights law and international humanitarian law. This article addresses how the GCR can not give rise to binding obligations in international law, yet provide for enhanced protection and assistance to refugees and hosting communities, and establish commitments for fairer and more predictable burden- and responsibility-sharing. It does this by reference to other non-legally binding international documents and rule of law. Additionally, the use of indicators to measure states' and other international actors' performance in operationalising the GCR necessarily provides a framework to measure commitments; coupled with greater humanitarian and development co-operation, commitments can be better facilitated even if the GCR is not legally binding. Burden- and responsibility-sharing is fulfilled through the emphasis on solutions, too

No, Prime Minister:Explaining the House of Commons’ Vote on Intervention in Syria

On 29 August 2013, the UK House of Commons inflicted the first defeat on a Prime Minister over a matter of war and peace since 1782. Recalled to debate and vote on UK intervention in Syria, the Commons humbled the government and crucially impacted the development of UK foreign policy. This article places that vote, and the developments leading to it, in the context of the role of parliaments in security policy and explores the relationships between parliamentary influence, leadership, intra-party and intra-coalition politics, and public opinion. From an in-depth analysis of leaders’ statements and parliamentary debate, we find a combination of intra-party politics and party leadership were most significant. An additional factor–the role of historical precedent–was also important. Our analysis explores the fluidity and interconnectedness of the various factors for parliamentary influence in foreign policy and offers directions for future theoretical development and empirical research.</p

Pengantar studi hukum konstitusi

Buku ini terbagi kedalam tiga bagian. Bagian pertama : Kedaulatan Parlemen, menyajikan tema-tema penting seperti hakikat kedaulatan parlemen, kedaulatan parlemen dan federalisme dlll. Bagian kedua : Rule of Law membahas persoalan Rule of Law : sifat dan penerapannya secara umum, hak atas kebebasan pribadi dan lain-lain sedangkan bagian ketiga membahas persoalan tentang sifat konvensi konstitusi, dan sanksi demi penegakan konvensi-konvensi konstitusi