Order and Disorder in the 21st Century: (Law, Ethics and Governance)

With a diverse group of contributors from law, business and the social sciences, this book explores the line not only between order and disorder in global affairs, but also chaos and control, continuity and change, the core and the margins. The key themes include: global crises and the role of international law, norms and institutions; the challenge of pluralism to regulatory clarity; and critical assessments of taken-for-granted systems and values such as capitalism, centralised government, de-militarisation and the separation of powers. The book divides into two key parts. The first part, `Conceptions’, considers the diverse way in which order/disorder can be conceived in global governance and regulation. The second part, `Case Studies’, groups chapters around five topic areas: citizens, capitalism, conflict, crime and courts. The authors here build on the themes presented in the first part by embedding them within specific areas of international regulation, such as international criminal law, maritime law or finance regulation; jurisdictions and regions, such as Australia, Canada, China, Japan and South Asia; and subject-matter, such as water resources, citizenship, statelessness and public interest litigation. This blend of contemporary subject-matter, empirical studies, multi-disciplinary perspectives and academic theories provides a comprehensive analysis to current and emerging debates in the broader global community. In utilizing interdisciplinary studies to draw out common issues and alternative solutions, the book will appeal to a wide readership among academics and policy-makers.

Table of Contents:
Contents Figures and tables List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Global Order/Disorder Leon Wolff and Danielle Ireland-Piper PART I: CONCEPTIONS International Law and Governance in the 21st Century: Disorder and Order in a Fragmented World Anthony Cassimatis Law’s Movement Jonathan Crowe How Anarchy Can Rule the World Susan Bird Assessing Key Trends in Global Disorder – Can ‘the Centre’ Hold in the 21st Century? Malcolm Davis PART II: CASE STUDIES Citizens Nationality and Extraterritoriality: A Disordered Paradigm? Danielle Ireland-Piper Stateless Rohingya in Bangladesh and Refugee Status: Global Order and Disorder under International Law Sanzhuan Guo and Madhav Gautam Capitalism Caring Capitalism? The Case of Japanese Employment Law Leon Wolff Monopolisation, Market Liberalisation and Madness: Comparative Approaches to Water Supply Governance Victoria Baumfield Domestic Regulatory Architecture for the Protection of Financial Stability after the GFC: Global Order or Disorder? Louise Parsons Conflict Governing the Oceans and Dispute Resolution: An Evolving Legal Order? Douglas Guilfoyle Foreign Military Aid as Good Governance? — The Case of South Asia Maziar M. Falarti and Syed Ali Abbas The Obligation to Respect and Ensure Respect for International Humanitarian Law: A Potential Source of Assistance in Combating Cross-border Challenges in the 21st Century Eve Massingham International Criminal Law as a Regulatory Tool Jodie O’Leary Courts Access to Courts by Public Interest Groups Seeking to Challenge Government Decisions: A Comparative Analysis of Canada and Australia Narelle Bedford and Lisa Bonin Military Courts in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis Umair Ghori

About the Author :
Danielle Ireland-Piper is Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University; Co-Convenor of the Transnational, International and Comparative Law and Policy (TICLP) Network. Leon Wolff is Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology and Co-Director, Australian Network for Japanese Law (ANJeL); Co-Convenor of the Transnational, International and Comparative Law and Policy (TICLP) Network.

Review :
What is the nature of the contemporary global order? Leon Wolff and Danielle Ireland-Piper’s volume is an essential and invaluable resource for answering this question. Impressive in the exceptionally diverse multidisciplinary perspectives and diverse methodologies represented, Wolff and Ireland-Piper’s volume provides an overview of a comprehensive range of positions on both the existence and features of the global (dis)order. It is a model of the kind of deep, multidisciplinary dialogue that is necessary to adequately understand and address the most pressing and complex global challenges. Colleen Murphy, Professor of Law, Philosophy & Political Science Director, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP) Program University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign