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This chapter covers international law and the global economy, mapping the history of the global economic architecture to decolonisation and the development of a new international economic order.
Written by Paola Gaeta, Jorge E. Viñuales, and Salvatore Zappalá, taken from Cassese's International Law

This chapter on altruism and antisocial behaviour looks at the psychological causes for altruistic behaviour, bystander apathy, the nature of prejudice, and aggression.
Written by Matt Jarvis and Paul Okami, taken from Principles of Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives, First Edition

This chapter analyses an anti-environmental discourse that can be understood as a reaction against environmentalism.
Written by John Dryzek, taken from The Politics of the Earth, 4e.

This chapter is on children's rights, introducing some theoretical discussions concerning children's rights, and examining some 'core' legal provisions and case law on the protection of children's interests.
Written by Stephen Gilmore and Lisa Glennon, taken from Hayes & Williams' Family Law, Seventh Edition

This chapter looks at the impact of human activity on marine life, and explains the mechanisms and causes of climate change.
Written by Michel J. Kaiser, Martin J. Attrill, Simon Jennings, and David Thomas, taken from Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems and Impacts, Third Edition

This chapter examines the relationship between human food systems and climate change, considering what can be done to reduce the impact of food production on our climate and how the changing climate will affect food systems in the future. Written by Paul Behrens and Meredith T. Niles, taken from Food and Sustainability.

This chapter covers the environmental crisis generated by the demands of humankind, ecological science and the pace of evolutionary change.
Written by Francis Gilbert and Hilary Gilbert, taken from Conservation: A people-centred approach

This chapter focuses on the directors of a company, and explores shareholder activism.
Written by Derek French, taken from Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law, Thirty-sixth Edition

This chapter aims to answer why it is important to focus on certain types of crime, crimes against the person and against property.
Written by Jeremy Horder, taken from Ashworth's Principles of Criminal Law, Ninth Edition

This chapter examines cyber-speech and free expression, including arguments about restricting hate speech, and the impact of 'fake news'.
Written by Andrew Murray, taken from Information Technology Law: The Law and Society, Fourth Edition

This chapter looks at development and the environment, covering significant policy achievements and key summits.
Written by Jean-Frédéric Morin, Amandine Orsini, and Sikina Jinnah, taken from Global Environmental Politics: Understanding the Governance of the Earth, First Edition

This chapter explores the laws against disability discrimination in the context of employment equality, as well as the historical context and possible conceptual approaches of the protection of disabled workers.
Written by David Cabrelli, taken from Employment Law in Context, Fourth Edition

This chapter examines the theme of wealth distribution, individual welfare, povery and inequality.
Written by Nicolas Barr, taken from The Economics of the Welfare State, Sixth Edition

This chapter provides an overview of feminism and justice, including legal feminisms, and the origins of feminism.
Written by Raymond Wacks, taken from Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory, Fifth Edition

This chapter focuses on food aid and examines how we can make sure that food aid is provided effectively and sustainably to increase food security in the long run. Written by Caroline Archambault and David Ehrhardt, taken from Food and Sustainability.

This chapter takes a poststructuralist approach to help understand how terrorism is a subjective term dependent upon the power structures of gender and race. The first part of the chapter draws out how the very understanding of what terrorism is is dependent upon gendered and racialised assumptions. It uses the Feminist theory of intersectionality, which looks at how oppressions, such as race and gender, intersect to cause harm. The second part of the chapter shifts focus and looks at the rise of Incel violence, and who those associated with the Incel ‘revolution’ rely upon the intersecting biases of gender and race to justify their violence.
Written by Caron Gentry, taken from Contemporary Terrorism Studies 1e, edited by Tim Wilson and Diego Muro.

This chapter provides a short introduction on growth and welfare, exploring why some economies are still stuck in poverty, and the causes of economic inequalities.
Written by Simon Hayley and Alec Chrystal, and taken from Economics: A Primer

This chapter explores the connections between the individuals and groups that make up UK society and politics. It discusses the profile of the population, and the measures in place to promote equality and prevent discrimination on the basis of characteristics and identity. The chapter presents a series of practical examples illustrating its themes and debates whether political equality is a reality in the UK. Written by Andrew Blick. Taken from UK Politics 1e.

This chapter introduces the concept of the state, compares 'strong' and 'weak' states, and examines the development of the modern state.
Written by Robert Garner, Peter Ferdinand and Stephanie Lawson, taken from Introduction to Politics, Fourth Edition

This chapter focuses on international human rights and refugee law, from human rights protection and the challenges they face to current debates on the implimentation of human rights.
Written by Gleider Hernández, taken from International Law

This chapter explores different definitions of 'an immigrant', gives an overview of the history of migration patterns in Europe since the second world war, and scruitinises migration policies and politics in Europe today.
Written by Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas, Edited by Rory Costello and Neil Robinson, taken from Comparative European Politics, First Edition

This chapter helps students understand cultural differences around the world, and the historical roots of political culture as well as exploring populism, congruence theory and the allegiance module of the democractic citizen.
Written by Christian Welzel and Ronald Ingelhart, Edited by Daniele Caramani, taken from Comparative Politics, Fifth Edition

This chapter covers voting and protesting in Europe, theories of political participation and looks forward to what lies ahead for democratic innovations in local politics.
Written by Patrick Bernhagen and Angelika Vetter, Edited by Rory Costello and Neil Robinson, taken from Comparative European Politics, First Edition

This chapter tackles the 'how' and 'why' of political participation and explains political participation at both the macro and micro-levels.
Written by Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm, and Edited by Daniele Caramani, taken from Comparative Politics, Fifth Edition

This chapter discusses different traditional theories of society, including libertarian theories, liberal theories and socialist theories. It also examines attitudes towards the welfare state.
Written by Nicolas Barr, taken from The Economics of the Welfare State, Sixth Edition

This chapter introduces postcolonialism as a set of increasingly influential positions and perspectives within the wider discipline of International Relations and sketch its implications for security studies.
Written by Mark Laffey and Suthaharan Nadarajah, taken from Contemporary Security Studies 6e, edited by Alan Collins.

This chapter examines the historical development and significance of marriage in the creation of modern family law, and identifies the formalities required for entry into both opposite-sex, and same-sex marriages. This chapter was first published in March 2018 and reflects the law at that time. A new version is being prepared for publication in 2022.
Written by Andrew Hayward, taken from Family Law, edited by Ruth Lamont.

This chapter explores sexual orientation and gender identity, assessing forms of vulnerability and identifying the applicable international human rights law.
Written by Michael O'Flaherty, Edited by Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, and Sandesh Sivakumaran, Consultant Editor David Harris, taken from International Human Rights Law, Third Edition

This chapter focuses on sustainable development, part of Agenda 2030 of the United Nations. The UN Sustainable Development Goals overlap with human rights and the associated targets and indicators embody many core human rights obligations already incumbent on States. This agenda is now the focal point of technical assistance and development programmes around the world and, crucially, applies to all States, irrespective of their state of development.
Written by Rhona Smith and taken from International Human Rights Law, 10th edition.

These are turbulent times and many of us probably fear where global relations are heading: towards order or chaos? This chapter discusses what theories of international relations have to say about this issue.
Written by Georg Sørensen, Jørgen Møller, and Robert Jackson, taken from Introduction to International Relations 8e.

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International Law and the Global Economy

A Fair Cop? Policing and Social Justice

Altruism and Antisocial Behaviour

Backlash: Gray Radicalism

Children's Rights

Climate Change

Climate Change

Conservation, Ecology, and Science

Corporate Governance

Criminal Law Values

Cyber-Speech

Development and the Environment: From the Stockholm Summit to the Sustainable Development Goals

Disability Discrimination

Distribution: Welfare, Poverty, and Inequality

Feminist Theory

Food Aid

Framing Business Ethics: Corporate Responsibility, Stakeholders, and Citizenship

Gendered and Racialized Terrorism

Growth and Welfare

Identity, Equality, and Power

Institutions and States

International Human Rights and Refugee Law

Introducing Corporate Social Responsibility

Migration

Political Culture

Political Participation

Political Participation

Political Theory: Social Justice and the State

Postcolonialism

Relationships between Adults: Marriage, Civil Partnerships, and Cohabitation

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Sustainable Development and Human Rights

The Big Question: World Order or World Chaos?

The Board and Business Ethics