{"product_id":"elgar-encyclopedia-law-peace","title":"Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouise Mallinder, Rachel Killean, Lauren Dempster (Editors)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781035310630\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Elgar Publishing Limited\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dispatched by the supplier in 4 to 6 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pioneering Concise Encyclopedia analyses theoretical insights and global practice relating to the intersection between law and peace. It brings together over 140 international scholars and expert practitioners to explore the concepts, theories, actors, bodies of law and institutions within this essential area of scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntries examine how law informs peace negotiation and mediation; the legal status of peace agreements; critical approaches to peacemaking drawn from indigenous, feminist, queer, environmental and TWAIL perspectives; legal protections for negotiators and mediators; the work of international and regional courts and customary approaches to dispute resolution; and how law can inform contested issues such as accountability, detainees, institutional reform and governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains over 130 entries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides crucial reference points for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluates the connections between topics in an accessible short form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents interdisciplinary perspectives from criminology, anthropology, international relations, history and peace and conflict studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovers a wide range of international law regimes, as well as elements of domestic and customary law, to show how law can foster or safeguard peace. Entries range from peace negotiations and mediation, amnesty, transitional justice, reparations and the legal status of peace agreements, to international humanitarian law, international criminal tribunals, the UN Security Council, regional organisations, sanctions, disarmament, environmental peacebuilding, digital peace and cybersecurity, and the Women, Peace and Security agenda. The volume also highlights gaps in the scholarship and emerging approaches and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is edited by Louise Mallinder, Rachel Killean and Lauren Dempster, with entries contributed by over 140 international scholars and expert practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e135 alphabetical entries, from Accountability, African Union, Aggression and crimes against peace, Amnesty, Antarctica and the Arctic, through Ceasefire, Conflict resolution, Customary law, Decolonizing peacebuilding, Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, Environmental peacebuilding, Feminist peacebuilding, Human rights, International Court of Justice, International humanitarian law, Jus post bellum, Lawfare, Lex pacificatoria, Peace mediation, Peace negotiations, Peace versus justice, Reconciliation, Responsibility to protect, Restorative justice, Sanctions, Security sector reform, Transitional justice, Truth recovery, TWAIL perspectives, UN Charter, UN Security Council and War crimes, to the World Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy this book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a single reference that connects law, peacemaking and conflict resolution across regimes and disciplines. It is a vital resource for scholars and students of law, international relations, and peace and conflict studies, and is also useful for legal practitioners, policymakers, mediators, negotiators and NGOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elaw and peace, peace agreements, peace mediation, transitional justice, international humanitarian law, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, amnesty, reparations, UN Security Council, international criminal justice, TWAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarget Audience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcademics, Law Students, Lawyers, policymakers, NGOs and Civil Society Organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Law, International Relations, Human Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace cover?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt analyses the intersection of law and peace through over 130 entries on concepts, theories, actors, bodies of law and institutions, from peace negotiation and mediation to transitional justice and international humanitarian law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the legal status of peace agreements and how is it addressed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe encyclopedia includes entries on the legal status of a peace agreement, legal security and peace agreements, legal pluralism in peace agreements, and third-party witnesses and guarantors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it include critical and alternative approaches to peacemaking?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Entries draw on indigenous, feminist, queer, environmental and TWAIL perspectives, as well as alternative non-Western approaches to peacemaking and peacebuilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich international institutions and courts are discussed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntries cover the UN Security Council and General Assembly, the International Court of Justice, international criminal tribunals, the European and Inter-American human rights courts, the African Union, the World Bank and regional organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho should use this encyclopedia?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholars and students of law, international relations, and peace and conflict studies, as well as legal practitioners, policymakers, mediators, negotiators and NGOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I buy the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Peace?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can order it from CLNZ Books at clnzbooks.com. 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