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The main theme of the book are transformations of the world community at the political level and at the level of the international institutions. The book explores the currently precarious state of an emerging multipolar world at the time of the peaceful rise of China. It starts with the basic political and geopolitical features, followed by a discussion on norms, values and institutions of the organized international community, and the potential of international law in the face of political instability and crises. The rise of China is discussed in its various aspects: economic and political, with particular regard to the recent turning of China outward, the Belt and Road Initiative and its evolving cooperation with the European Union. The third part of the book is devoted to development as seen from the perspective of the United Nations and the evolving conceptualization of development. In the final chapters emphasis is placed on the issues of multilateralism and the basic precepts for the future peaceful transformation of the world. There exist different types and sources of state legitimacy and different development models that can co-exist and co-evolve. Significantly, such a transformation requires respect for the fundamentals of international law, in particular sovereignty of states. Building new or reforming existing international institutions is possible only on this basis. This book could be used in courses on international relations and law at universities in all countries, either as a basic or a supplementary source. It would be also useful to journalists and researchers.
List of contents
Preface - The International System - A Unipolar or Multipolar World? - The Role of Norms, Values and Institutions in International Politics - An Organized International Community: The United Nations - The Global and the Regional in the Contemporary International System - The Threat of Terrorism and International Responses - The Potential of International Law in Times of Crises - Ethics and Creativity in International Relations - Part Two: China - The Peaceful Rise of China - A Case for Partnership: The European Union and China as Actors and Objects of Global Change - Three Messages of an Anniversary - The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the World - Greening the Belt and Road - Creating Durable Peace - The Belt and Road Green Development - The Promise of E-Commerce - In Search of Balance: Intellectual Property and Transfer of Technology - Contours of a New International Economic Order - Davos - Part Three: Global Development - A Concept of Development: From Growth to Sustainability and Social Responsibility - The Human Right to Development - What We Cannot Measure, We Cannot Manage: Indicators for Measuring Progress - Greening Urban Living - Water as an Instrument of Development and Peace - China and Global Trade - The Future of Multilateralism - A World Transformed - About the Author - Index.
About the author
Danilo T黵k is Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and former President of the Republic of Slovenia (2007�12). He had served as Ambassador to the UN (1992�00), including to its Security Council, and was UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (2000�05).
Summary
The book describes the currently precarious state of an emerging multipolar world at the time of the peaceful rise of China.
