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Global governance in a spin

From Ethics & Global Politics, a special issue on One World, Many Worlds, including Antonino Palumbo (Palermo): Patriotism and Pluralism: Identification and Compliance in the Post-national Polity; and a review of Global Justice: A Cosmopolitan Account by Gillian Brock. Alice Gadler (Trento): The Protection of Peacekeepers and International Criminal Law: Legal Challenges and Broader Protection. Marlene Wind (Copenhagen): Challenging Sovereignty? The USA and the Establishment of the International Criminal Court. From The Economist, at its forthcoming review, the International Criminal Court has things to celebrate, things to improve and pitfalls to avoid; and arguing over the legal meaning of aggression could undermine the ICC’s achievements. The International Criminal Court has finally drafted a law against aggression — the challenge is to temper justice with prudence. Justice vs. Impunity: A permanent International Criminal Court must also become a universal one. Making good on Nuremberg: At the International Criminal Court Review Conference in Uganda, lessons from the Nazi trials are a major theme. A review of The Degradation of the International Legal Order? The Rehabilitation of Law and the Possibility of Politics by Bill Bowring. A review of World Order: Vision and Reality by Hans Kochler. A review of Ruling the World?: Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance. A look at the 10 worst U.N. Security Council resolutions ever. From Irish Left Review, Justin Frewen on state-building and the UN. Splintered solidarity has put global governance in a spin: Politics has turned local again, and markets remain the masters. From Ethics & International Affairs, a review of The Global Commonwealth of Citizens: Toward Cosmopolitan Democracy by Daniele Archibugi (and more).