Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2013. 472 p.
Global Health Diplomacy 3 Singapore: World Scientific. 2013. 300 p.
CASSESE’S INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
21st CENTURY GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY
Third edition, revised by Antonio Cassese and Paola Gaeta with the contribution of L. Baig, M. Fan, C. Gosnell, and A. Whiting
Edited by Thomas E. Novotny, Ilona Kickbusch and Michaela Told
Since the first edition published in 2003, Antonio Cassese’s International Criminal Law has become the most popular textbook available in the field, providing a concise introduction to both international criminal law and international criminal procedure. The third edition, revised and updated with Paola Gaeta (and with the contribution of Laurel Baig, Mary Fan, Christopher Gosnell and Alex Whiting), was in the final stages of preparation when Antonio Cassese passed away on 22 October 2011. The new edition largely maintains the structure of the previous ones, but some important changes have been inserted to enhance coherence and to ensure a more concise and accessible presentation of the various topics and relevant institutions. The book continues to be characterised by its reference to the facts and the law concerning an impressive number and variety of cases on which Antonio Cassese had already reported in previous editions, keen as he was to illustrate not only the legal issues involved, but also their historical and human dimension. This book is essential to our understanding of just how much has been achieved since the first attempts to establish a system of international criminal justice in the aftermath of the Second World War. It is also an indispensable reference for those who do not content themselves with the existing law, but aim for changes and improvement. 34
Global health diplomacy begins with a recognition that the most effective international health interventions are carried out with sensitivity to historical, political, social, economic, and cultural differences. It focuses on the interplay of globalisation, economic interdependence, social justice, and the enlightened self-interests of nations. Global health diplomacy can help sustain peace and economic stability in a globalised world, but the skills necessary for this endeavour are not taught in standard health sciences curricula or in foreign service academies. This latest volume of “Global Health Diplomacy” is an essential reading for students and practitioners of public health, security and foreign policy who wish to further understand global health diplomacy in theory and in practice. Chapters in the publication cover the historic context of the concept, its role, important fora and actors, and provide insights into the future direction and research agenda for global health diplomacy. 21st Century Global Health Diplomacy adds to the Graduate Institute’s Global Health Programme’s numerous key contributions to this field of study.
Deventer: Claeys and Casteels. 2013. 191 p.
SECURITY OF OIL SUPPLIES: ISSUES AND REMEDIES Giacomo Luciani Oil has always been identified as a “strategic” commodity, and attracted the interest of governments. This interest has frequently been articulated in terms of “control” or “security of supply” – terms whose exact meaning is seldom clearly defined. Increased dependence on oil from the Gulf – today sometimes dubbed an “addiction” – accentuated the security profile of oil. The possibility of an interruption of oil supplies was considered to have potentially catastrophic consequences for the industrial countries. However, the international oil market has always proven to be resilient and efficient in redistributing flows of available oil to satisfy demand. Oil has very much behaved as a transparently traded commodity, which any party can get for the going price. This book examines the potential threats to security of oil supplies: resource nationalism, political instability, international and domestic armed conflict, and terrorism or insurgency. A separate chapter is devoted to maritime choke points, such as the Strait of Hormuz. Detailed analysis of historical experience reveals that the international oil industry has shown much greater resilience and flexibility than is normally acknowledged.