The Islamic ‘State’ Challenge : Defining the Actor

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Arms Sales and Parliamentary Accountability : the Role of the Quadripartite Committee

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Substantive international law limitations and problems

The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) [about 700 million in circulation] has been causing deplorable security and other concerns of international law. SALW are the primary tools of violations/abuses of humanitarian principles by states, rebels, terrorists and criminals many consider them as the real weapons of mass destruction [พMD] of our time [about half a million deaths annually]. The unrestricted international transfers of SALW by states [99 states and 1000 companies involved in manufacturing and supply] is one of the major contributory and/or aggravating factor to the crises they are the main source of the illicit trafficking in small arms, and therefore deserves prime attention. This thesis has dealt with questions of definition, manufacturing, trade/transfers, and some issues of state responsibility. Whilst a wide approach has been adopted to define SALW, the focus of the research has been on conventional small arms, in particular military-style weapons. There seems no substantive restriction upon small arms manufacture, although there are evolving norms to that effect. Issues of definition and manufacturing have been examined as a background to the main issue. The core legal problem tackled in the thesis is whether or not the law of arms control and other relevant norms of international law provide substantive restrictions upon the transfer of small arms by states, as a response to the crisis, with emphasise on supply-side of the issue. Some studies and publicists submitted that there are no rules of international law applicable to these transactions, save Security Council arms embargoes. The thesis will challenge this assertion from the perspective of the application of the norms of international peace and security, non-intervention, humanitarian and human rights laws, and/or evolved relevant customary rules of arms control relating to these norms. It will be argued that the international order has acquired applicable arms control and other existing obligations and restrictions, upon such transactions. Whilst the application of the aforementioned norms of international law to the problem has been fairly examined, the practices of the international community at all levels, including the position of prominent NGOs and publicists on the subject, have been particularly considered in the light of sources of international law and analogous legal regimes. The details of the legal standards are subject to the progressive development of international law; however, their violations may lead to the weapon supplier, recipient or other states’ primary responsibility. Finally, findings and recommendations of the thesis have highlighted the achievements and challenges of the international community and the legal measures that must be taken to arrest the illegal small arms transfer and their atrocious consequences

Ethiopia and Eritrea : A New Relationship Based upon Treaty Obligations, International Law and Mutual Trust

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The Fairness ‘Dilemma’ in Sharing the Nile Waters : What Lessons from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for International Law?

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Disputed Territories and the Law on the Use of Force : Lessons from the Eritrea-Ethiopia Case

The authors would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to the participants of the University of Tokyo International Law Colloquium (Tadashi Mori, Kazuhiro Nakatani, Koji Teraya, Yurika Ishii and Kentaro Nishimoto) for their instructive comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this paper. Many thanks also to Olivia Kirkbride, Research Volunteer in Public International Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) for her contribution to this paper. Any errors or omissions remain the authors’ own.Postprin

Implementing International Watercourses Law Through the WEF NEXUS and SDGS : An Integrated Approach Illustrated in the Zambezi River Basin

Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Stephanie Hawkins for her input to earlier drafts of this work, Jonathan Lautze and other reviewers of the Brill Perspective Series for their comments. This monograph is derived from research conducted under €5.5M four-year EU Horizon 2020 funded ‘DAFNE’ project which concerns the promotion of integrated and adaptive water resources management, explicitly addressing the WEF Nexus and aiming to promote a sustainable economy in regions where new infrastructure and expanding agriculture has to be balanced with social, economic and environmental needs. The project takes a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to the formation of a decision analytical framework (DAF) for participatory and integrated planning, to allow the evaluation of decisions based on social, economic and environmental needs, therefore reflective of sustainable development. The monograph therefore derives its perspectives from the interdisciplinarity within the project: thus, while retaining focus on legal frameworks at its core, the monograph will also look at policy frameworks and will take due note of the role to be played by other disciplines within water governance. For further information on the project see http://dafne-project.eu.Peer reviewedPostprintPublisher PD

Implementing International Watercourses Law through the WEF Nexus and SDGs

Implementing International Watercourses Law through the WEF Nexus and SDGs: An Integrated Approach Illustrated in the Zambezi River Basin offers an innovative approach to the governance of shared watercourses and the implementation of international water law through the Law, Nexus and Goals (LNG) approach. By looking at policy frameworks such as the WEF nexus and global development agendas such as the SDGs, the monograph provides a method of integration for holistic water governance. In order to demonstrate this approach, a case study of the Zambezi River Basin is used, through which the monograph not only exemplifies the approach taken, but also provides a detailed account of the legal and policy frameworks within the basin. Readership: Of particular interest to international water law professionals, policy makers, academics and students. Also, potentially of interest to those interested in international environmental or natural resources law more generally

International law developments on the sharing of Blue Nile waters : A fairness perspective

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Sustainable WEF Nexus Management : A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Models of Social, Economic, Policy, and Institutional Developments

Funding Information: This work was supported by the Decision Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food nexus in complex transboundary water resource systems of fast developing countries (DAFNE) project, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant Agreement No. 690268.Peer reviewedPublisher PD