# overview
I am interested in how law operates as a social phenomenon, not necessarily dependent on formal structures or institutions. I am particularly interested in understanding the structures and processes that facilitate the development and implementation of international law.

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Domestic Application Of International Law

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16 Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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American University - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Tufts University - (Medford, Massachusetts, United States)

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Tufts University - (Medford, Massachusetts, United States)

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The Evolution of Offshore: From Tax Havens to IFCs

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American Lawyers and International Competence

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International Law - New Actors and New Technologies: Center Stage for NGOs

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Human-Centric International Law: A Model and a Search for Empirical Indicators

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The Developing Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Global Policy and Law Making

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Using Military Forces under International Auspices: A Mixed System of Accountability

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The UN Security Council and global action on climate change

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Using Military Forces under International Auspices and Democratic Accountability

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Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law

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Forging a Multilayered System of Global Governance

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The Concept of Res Communis in International Law

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Creating and Sustaining Information Networks: The Role of the Professional Association and Learned Society in the United States

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International Legitimation in the Late Twentieth Century

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Fragmentation in International Law and Governance: Understanding the Sum of the Parts

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Strengthening International Law's Capacity to Govern through Multilayered Strategic Partnerships

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American Lawyers and International Competence

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Toward understanding global governance: the international law and international relations toolbox

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Academic Council on the United Nations System

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International Law, International Relations, and Global Governance

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International Organization and Global Governance

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Harold K. Jacobson (1929-2001): An Appreciation

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Teaching International Law in the Context of Domestic Legal Systems: Towards a Transnational Approach

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Images to Frame the Discourse: Group Cohesion and the State

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The Dynamics of International Law: The Interaction of Normative and Operating Systems

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Change and Stability in the International System: China Secures Revision of the Unequal Treaties

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The Primary Effects of Secondary Rules: Institutions and Multilevel Governance

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Catholicism, the Peace of Westphalia, and the Origins of Modern International Law

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What Can Islamic Law Practice Tell Us about the Peaceful Resolution of International Disputes?

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When Can Nations Go to War - Politics and Change in the UN Security System

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The Archipelagic States Concept and Regional Stability in Southeast Asia

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Case Western Reserve University. Law School

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Global Governance and the Changing Face of International Law

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The Academic Council on the United Nations System, Yale Univ

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Even Some International Law is Local: Implementation of Treaties through Subnational Mechanisms

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Collective Security and the Personalization of Peace

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Abolition of China's Unequal Treaties and the Search for Regional Stability in Asia, 1919-1943

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Introduction to Transnational Law: What Is It - How Does It Differ from International Law and Comparative Law

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The Changing Practices of International Law

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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: From Crown to Chinese Colony

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Bridging the International Law-International Relations Divide: Taking Stock of Progress

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Exploring International Law: Opportunities and Challenges for Political Science Research

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Filling in the Gaps: Extrasystemic Mechanisms for Addressing Imbalances between the International Legal Operating System and the Normative System

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Brill Academic Publishers / Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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Colouring Within the Lines: How the International Legal Operating System Influences Rule Creation

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The Elements of Legitimacy: The State and the United Nations System

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Choice of Language in Bilateral Treaties: Fifty Years of Changing State Practice

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Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis

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Accountability and Democracy in the Case of Using Force under International Auspices

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Legitimacy as an Assessment of Existing Legal Standards: The Case of the 2003 Iraq War

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Climate Change and the UN Security Council

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Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University School of Law; 8500 TAMU