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While entities as different as armed groups, multinational corporations, political parties, megacities, labour unions, terrorist organisations or indigenous peoples are mentioned as Non-State Actors in the relevant literature, rural communities are never referred to.
List of contents
Introduction
1 Developing Dialogues on the Non-State Actor Dynamic
Defining Non-State Actors
Non-State Actors in the Changing World
Non-State Actors and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Individual as a Non-State Actor: New Directions
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Non-State Actors
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Non-State Actors
2 Rural Communities: Non-State Actors?
The View From Positivism: Rural Communities in International Law Regimes
The View From New Haven: Mobilised Rural Communities in International Law
The View From Constitutionalism: Rural Communities' Moral Standing
Taking the Argument Further: Remote Communities in International Law
Conclusion
About the author
Ciprian Nicolae Radavoi has a background in human rights law (lawyer in a firm with cases at the European Court of Human Rights) and diplomacy (consular positions in Northern Africa and Asia). Since 2012 he has taught international law and social justice subjects in China and in Australia and has published extensively on these matters.
David Price has researched and published widely on intellectual property protection in the Arabian Gulf States, including the intersection with international law and international trade. This extends to investor-state dispute settlement in the Gulf States, Indonesia, and Australia. He has worked in institutions in Australia, China, Europe, Indonesia, Oman, and the United Kingdom.
Summary
While entities as different as armed groups, multinational corporations, political parties, megacities, labour unions, terrorist organisations or indigenous peoples are mentioned as Non-State Actors in the relevant literature, rural communities are never referred to.
