Law, Conflict and International Relations
About the Book Series
Since the end of the Cold War, the place of law in international politics has been hotly contested, even as in practice legal rules and actors have become increasingly important. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the role of law in armed conflict, peacemaking, and peacebuilding. This series will bring together cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship on law, conflict, and international politics, encompassing the fields of international criminal law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law, and law relating to the use of force, and conflict prevention, resolution, peacemaking, and peacebuilding, and resort to the use of force.
The Politics of Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding: The Case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1st Edition
By Valerie Arnould
January 05, 2026
This book assesses why some states chose to engage with transitional justice, drawing on the case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC has suffered one of the most protracted and deadliest conflicts in Africa in the post-Cold War period. Since the outbreak of the first Congolese ...
International Law, Politics and Inhumane Weapons: The Effectiveness of Global Landmine Regimes
1st Edition
By Alan Bryden
May 24, 2017
This book contributes to contemporary debates on the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) in regulating or prohibiting inhumane weapons, such as landmines. Two treaties have emerged under IHL in response to the humanitarian scourge of landmines. However, despite a considerable body...
International Law and Civil Wars: Intervention and Consent
1st Edition
By Eliav Lieblich
September 11, 2014
This book examines the international law of forcible intervention in civil wars, in particular the role of party-consent in affecting the legality of such intervention. In modern international law, it is a near consensus that no state can use force against another – the main exceptions being ...
Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding on the Ground: Victims and ex-combatants
1st Edition
Edited
By Chandra Sriram, Jemima García-Godos, Johanna Herman, Olga Martin-Ortega
November 15, 2013
This book seeks to refine our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding, and long-term security and reintegration challenges after violent conflicts. As recent events following political change during the so-called 'Arab Spring' demonstrate, demands for accountability often follow or...