Understanding the global security environment and delivering the necessary governance responses is a central challenge of the 21st century. On a global scale, the central regulatory tool for such responses is public international law. But what is the state, role, and relevance of public international law in today's complex and highly dynamic global security environment? Which concepts of security are anchored in international law? How is the global security environment shaping international law, and how is international law in turn influencing other normative frameworks? The Oxford Handbook of the International Law of Global Security provides a ground-breaking overview of the relationship between international law and global security. It constitutes a comprehensive and systematic mapping of the various sub-fields of international law dealing with global security challenges, and offers authoritative guidance on key trends and debates around the relationship between public international law and global security governance. This Handbook highlights the central role of public international law in an effective global security architecture and, in doing so, addresses some of the most pressing legal and policy challenges of our time. The Handbook features original contributions by leading scholars and practitioners from a wide range of professional and disciplinary backgrounds, reflecting the fluidity of the concept of global security and the diversity of scholarship in this area.
Robin Geiß and Nils Melzer: Introduction Part I. International Law and Global Security 1: Nigel White and Auden Davies-Bright: The Concept of Security in International Law 2: Hitoshi Nasu: The Global Security Agenda: Securitization of Everything? 3: Ursula Schroeder: The Transformation of Security Concepts: Beyond the State 4: Tilmann Altwicker: Transnationalization of Security 5: Gina Heathcote: Gendered Security 6: Peter Hough: Accidently Insecure 7: Nayef Al-Rodhan and Ioana-Maria Puscas: Global Security and Neurophilosophy: Understanding the Human Factor Part II. Predominant Security Challenges and International Law National and Transnational Security 8: Cecily Rose: Corruption and Global Security 9: Christian Henderson: Internal Strife and Insurgency 10: Rob McLaughlin: International Law and State Failure 11: Helen Duffy and Larissa van den Herik: Terrorism and the Security Council 12: Pierre Hauck and Sven Peterke: Transnational Organized Crime International Security 13: Claus Kreß: Aggression 14: Jakob Kellenberger: Armed Conflicts, International Law and Global Security 15: Christopher J Borgen: Contested Territory 16: Douglas Guilfoyle: Maritime Security 17: Mirko Sossai: International Disarmament and Arms Control: In the Middle of a Paradigm Shift? 18: Masahiko Asada: Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament under International Law Human Security 19: Adama Dieng: Atrocity Crimes and Large-Scale Human Rights Violations 20: Cordula Droege and Helen Durham: Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict 21: Vladislava Stoyanova: Human Trafficking and Slavery 22: Natasa Mavronicola: Institutionalized Inhumanity: From Torture to Assassination 23: Ben Saul: Migration, Displacement, Security and International Law 24: Markos Karavias: States and Non-State Actors and Human Security Economic and Resource Security 25: Tibisay Morgandi and Jorge E Viñuales: Energy Security in International Law 26: Jasper Finke: Financial Crises 27: Hilal Elver: Food Security 28: Emanuela-Chiara Gillard and Nathalie Weizmann: Humanitarian Relief in Situations of Armed Conflict 29: Pierre Thielbörger: Water Security Environmental Security 30: Joyeeta Gupta and Hilmer Bosch: Climate Change and Security 31: Arnold N Pronto: International Disaster Law 32: J Benton Heath: Pandemics and Other Health Emergencies 33: Gus Waschefort: Wild Fauna and Flora Protection Technological Security 34: Martina Kunz and Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh: Artificial Intelligence and Robotization 35: James Revill and Anna Roessing: Biosecurity 36: Michael N Schmitt: Cybersecurity and International Law 37: Steven Freeland and Elise Gruttner: Outer Space Security Part III. Security Governance Tools 38: Théodore Christakis and Katia Bouslimani: National Security, Surveillance and Human Rights 39: Kimberley Trapp and Priya Urs: Peace Diplomacy and Conflict Prevention 40: Christian Tams: International Courts and Tribunals and Violent Conflict 41: Fausto Pocar: Criminal Prosecution 42: Antonios Tzanakopoulos: We Who Are Not as Others: Sanctions and (Global) Security Governance 43: Benjamin F Kusi: United Nations Peacekeeping: A View from the Ground 44: Simon Chesterman: Responsibility to Protect and Humanitarian Intervention: From Apology to Utopia and Back Again 45: Elizabeth Wilmshurst: The Use of Force Part IV. Power Politics, International Law and Global Security 46: Congyan Cai: China 47: Eleni Methymaki and Asli Ozcelik: Europe 48: Alejandro Rodiles: The Global South and the Law and Governance of Global Security: Towards a Scholarship on the Global Ecology of Insecurities 49: B.S. Chimni: India 50: Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov: The Russian Federation 51: Malcolm Jorgensen: The United States Part V. Global and Regional Security Mechanisms 52: Diane A Desierto: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Southeast Asia's Regional Security 53: Jerusha Asin Owino: The African Union: Security Governance under the African Peace and Security Architecture 54: Eva Nanopoulos: The European Union 55: Sabine Gless and Helge Elisabeth Zeitler: The International Criminal Police Organization 56: Christina Binder: Non-Governmental Organizations: Their Relevance and Impact in the International Law of Global Security 57: Steven Hill: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 58: Thomas Greminger: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 59: Adam Day and David M Malone: The Role of the United Nations in Shaping Global Security Law
Robin Gei�, German Affiliation Chair of International Law and Security, University of Glasgow Nils Melzer, Swiss Affiliation Professor of International Law, University of Glasgow
