Time and Temporality in Perspective explores central topics in the contemporary analytic metaphysics of time such as the passage of time, the reality of tense, temporal ontology and persistence.

The first part of the book is a sustained critique of traditional approaches to realism about tense, presenting two novel arguments that seek to demonstrate why they are misguided. The second part of the book develops an alternative approach described as a perspectivalism about temporal reality. According to this view, reality possesses a fundamental temporally perspectival structure that explains why it objectively divides into distinct past, present, and future compartments and illuminates the sense in which this compartmentalization is dynamic. The book examines how the debates over temporal ontology and persistence can be understood within the perspectivalist framework and defends a non-standard version of presentism.

Time and Temporality in Perspective is essential reading for all scholars, researchers and advanced students of metaphysics and especially the philosophy of time.

In an era of complex global challenges, traditional state-to-state negotiations often fall short. Track 1.5 Diplomacy- combining official and unofficial dialogue- has become essential for building trust, fostering cooperation, and generating innovative solutions. This book offers the first in-depth study of Track 1.5 Diplomacy in the US and Europe, blending theory and practice. It examines how governments, think tanks, academics, and civil society collaborate in semi-official settings to influence policy and manage conflicts. Covering theoretical foundations, regional case studies, and emerging challenges, this volume is a vital resource for students, scholars, diplomats, and policymakers seeking to understand and leverage Track 1.5 Diplomacy.

This Palgrave Pivot considers what kind of care-adequate, good or best- can be expected of primary caregivers. It is suggested that parents are morally obliged to promote their child's wellbeing, and that the care they owe to their children counts as a moral duty. But it is also argued that there is no moral obligation to supply the best possible care. A duty to provide best care would limit parents' own rights to an unreasonable extent. It is recognized that it is tempting to take extreme measures to promote all the interests of a child, to embrace their needs as reflected in the right to best care - such actions arise from concern and love for the child. But the case is made that certain expectations are unreasonable, such as parents staying together, and presumably being unhappy, so that a child will be more comfortable.

The book's final chapter considers the question of state enforcement.

Parents, the State, and the Care Rights of Children is essential reading for all scholars and advanced students of jurisprudence, the philosophy of law and social philosophy.

This book explores how Global South states shape narratives on climate change in international courts and tribunals. Specifically, it examines Global South narratives advanced before the ITLOS advisory proceedings on climate change, which provide a platform for states to frame their political positions and influence legal discourse on global issues.

Through the lens of international law and politics, this study investigates how narratives-rooted in historical experiences and contemporary vulnerabilities-serve as tools for articulating and influencing legal outcomes. While recognizing the diversity of voices within the Global South, the book explores whether a shared history of colonialism and varying degrees of climate vulnerability play a significant role in forming cohesive narratives in the ITLOS advisory proceedings on climate change.

The book develops a unique methodological approach, which goes beyond international law and deploys social science techniques to critically assess states' narratives before ICTs. It examines the Global South's submissions to the ITLOS alongside their political discourse at the UNFCCC's COPs 26, 27, and 28. This innovative method explores the intersection of law and politics and reveals how these states articulate their positions across different arenas, highlighting the strategic deployment of legal arguments within broader climate governance initiatives.

Offering a deep analysis of how narratives advanced before international courts and tribunals intersect with global climate politics and may shape decision-making processes, this book is essential for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in international law, international relations, climate politics, and global governance.

This book critically examines the primary challenges associated with the indirect implementation of the European Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) in Brazil. The EUDR is a demand-side regulatory measure designed to mitigate the European Union's (EU's) contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation, thereby aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.

The regulation has raised concerns among certain countries that its compliance requirements may impose significant costs on their production chains, leading to potential extraterritorial effects. While the EUDR does not directly apply to the normative frameworks of third countries, it mandates compliance for market access to the EU.

Therefore, this study addresses the following research question: What are the challenges to the indirect implementation of the EUDR in Brazil? To answer this question, the book analyzes the relationship between Brazil's national forest-related framework and the EUDR. It posits that the extraterritorial nature of the EUDR does not fully consider the unique specificities of other countries, which may lead to potential incompatibilities with their existing regulatory mechanisms.

This book examines the political foundations of community mediation, exploring why citizens choose to resolve conflicts autonomously within their communities rather than relying on judicial decisions. It investigates how community mediation, led by mediators who are themselves members of the community, fosters social inclusion, accountability, and empowerment among conflicting parties.

The text traces the roots of these practices to Roman amicitia and Greek philia, concepts of friendship that served as social bonds or "social cement" in classical society. By revisiting these traditions, the book analyzes their relevance as a political basis for contemporary approaches to conflict resolution, showing how ancient ideals of consensus, fraternity, and solidarity can inform modern mediation processes.

Across its chapters, the book identifies the essential qualities of community mediators and their relationships with the parties involved, highlighting how these dynamics shape the credibility and acceptance of their interventions. It also outlines key categories-consensus, alterity, fraternity, solidarity, and time-as integral to the concept of friendship and demonstrates their connection to both mediation and jurisdiction.

In addition, the work critically assesses the limitations of community mediation and questions whether its practice can consistently lead to the autonomization and accountability of participants. By bridging classical political philosophy and contemporary conflict resolution, this book offers a fresh perspective for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in law, political theory, social inclusion, and alternative dispute resolution.

For a century, policymakers have worked to build a global food system. But as the World Economic Forum warns that food insecurity will be a societal danger for the next ten years, author dissects the global food system, revealing why it has fallen short of its promise to ensure food security for all.

Drawing on a century of history, this essential book critically examines the international legal framework governing global food security. It traces the evolution of international food law and makes a powerful case that the current system is inadequate for the challenges of the 21st century. comprehensive analysis of the complex interactions between food, climate change, technology, and economic and social systems. The book critiques the system's flaws, showing how they contribute to persistent issues like poverty and inequality and create conflicting standards that disproportionately affect developing nations. This is a must-read for scholars, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the future of our global food supply. This is not just a book about law; it's a call to action.

Not so long ago, Russia under Putin appeared to be a corrupt state run by an elite mainly interested in their own privileges and wealth: authoritarian but not fundamentally expansionist.

The 2022 invasion of Ukraine made it clear that Putin is driven by far more than simply greed. Putin's Russia is, Andrei Kolesnikov argues, in the grip of intense ideological radicalization, seeking to mobilize its population in support of a form of chauvinistic neo-imperialism using increasingly totalitarian methods. This march towards "hybrid totalitarianism" is driven by a messianic view of Russia as a superior, "spiritual" form of "state-civilization" underpinned by its Orthodox faith and hatred of Western "decadence." Based upon a falsified version of history and a profound hostility to modernization, this ideology is making Russia an international pariah and condemning its citizens to endless war and economic stagnation. The only hope for redemption is a profound moral regeneration which redefines the nation's place in the world and embraces the spirit of democracy.

This incisive analysis of the ideological dynamics of late Putinism, written by a leading Russian scholar and journalist, is an indispensable guide to understanding the country's recent descent into war-mongering barbarism.

In an era defined by shifting global dynamics, this book explores the transformative partnership between two of Asia's most influential democracies. This volume delves into the strategic convergence of India and Japan, examining their collaborative efforts to address pressing geopolitical, technological, and societal challenges in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. From the bustling connectivity corridors of Northeast India to the sustainable energy initiatives driving net-zero ambitions, this book unpacks the multifaceted India-Japan relationship. It highlights their shared vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, bolstered by robust defense collaborations, cutting-edge technology transfers, and innovative approaches to sustainable development. Chapters explore critical topics such as infrastructure development, renewable energy partnerships, artificial intelligence cooperation, and the Blue Economy, while addressing societal challenges like rural revitalization, healthcare infrastructure, and waste management. The book also examines how cultural and business exchanges, alongside feminist foreign policies, strengthen bilateral ties and foster regional stability.Through rigorous analysis and case studies, this book reveals how India and Japan are not only navigating their own national priorities but also shaping a resilient, multipolar world order. This book showcases the power of strategic alliances in building a sustainable and inclusive future.

Roberto Esposito's poetic and historically layered new book draws on a famous, and famously opaque, passage from the Old Testament to shed light on the vision of self and domination that has profoundly shaped western identity and left its mark on western culture.

These ten lines from Genesis tell the tale of Jacob wrestling with a mysterious adversary on a riverbank. But who exactly is Jacob wrestling with - the divine? Evil personified? Absolute otherness? Or his deepest, most subconscious self, repressed and projected? Who, in other words, is the adversary, and what is the enigmatic conflict that binds the two in perpetual conflict? Interchangeable and yet never resolved, these entwined adversaries speak to our great desire to come face to face with personal truth, even if only for an instant, while coming to terms with its impermanence.

Casting a wide net, Esposito connects his reading of Jacob and the Angel to the fundamental relationship between self and adversary inherited by the modern West and explores the extraordinary influence this story has had on western culture, from philosophy and theology to literature, politics and art.

Ubuntu, a Bantu word that became the first term from an Indigenous language to enter a political constitution, is host to many meanings: 'humanity', 'fraternity', 'compassion', and even ''forming a community'. According to Souleymane Bachir Diagne, all these conceptions come together in the art of making the community better and in the understanding of humanity as a task to be fulfilled. Ubuntu dissolves tribalism, leaving in its stead an embrace of the plural within universality. In this book Diagne recounts how Ubuntu became a dynamic philosophical concept whose humanist potential would rise to the urgent challenge of dismantling apartheid and healing its ravages.

This theme is also an opportunity for Diagne to retrace his own intellectual trajectory and venerable career, from his childhood in Saint-Louis in West Africa to his present life in New York. The discussion ranges over diverse topics such as postcolonialism, the defence of humanism, the rejection of identity politics, existentialism, and African philosophies. An intellectual autobiography in the form of an engrossing conversation with the historian Francoise Blum, this slim volume is a fascinating portrait of one of our foremost contemporary philosophers and distinguished thinkers in black or Africana studies.

This book provides an in-depth examination of China's diplomatic endeavors in the Middle East, tracing the evolution of its approach since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Through a rigorous textual analysis of published literature from Chinese government sources, as well as Western research institutions and academia, this study reveals a significant thesis: China has strategically employed a soft power approach to reposition itself as a rising imperial power, directly challenging the long-standing dominance of the United States in the Middle East.

This book offers a comprehensive corpus and analysis of all the Formosan 'Shooting the Sun' myths. The 'Shooting the Sun' myths describe a series of historical events in mythology that is preceded by the origins of man myths and followed by the deluge myths. These diverse mythologemes are an integral part of the national culture in Taiwan, particularly among the Austronesian tribes. The myths continue to be the subjects of contemporary art exhibits, literary works, public works, performances, and political protests, and remain essential tribal icons upon which various ritualistic practices are founded. Ninety 'Shooting the Sun' myths from over forty different sources published between 1903 and 2024 covering all of Taiwan's tribes are anthologized and explored in this book.

This book rethinks one of the most pressing issues of our time. Addiction is often framed solely as a brain disease, yet it reflects conditions that can touch anyone, shaped by culture, society, and the emotional worlds we inhabit. Culture and Addiction: Neuroscience and Affective Scaffolding suggests that a philosophical approach and critique of the reified addiction-as-disease concept is needed, before addressing the impact that non-evolutionary and evolutionary factors may have on human behavior. Presenting an ambitious interdisciplinary synthesis, this book challenges exclusively biomedical paradigms in addiction studies through what the authors term: "An Integrated Approach." It highlights the crucial role of affective, sensory, and spatial landscapes, while rigorously examining the cultural mechanisms that shape the emergence and remediation of addictive phenomena. By viewing addiction through the lens of scaffolding theory, cultural interaction, and social cognition, this book moves beyond conventional treatment models to reveal deeper, more nuanced ways of understanding compulsive behaviours and choices. The central aim is to integrate biological, psychological, and cultural dimensions, resisting the tendency to reduce addiction to either a purely medical condition or a purely social problem. Appealing to scholars, clinicians, policymakers, and advanced students in medicine, philosophy, and law, this book offers a transformative lens on one of society's most urgent challenges.

This book examines environmental law enforcement in the 21st century, tackling urgent challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and transnational environmental crimes. It traces how environmental offenses evolve and shows which legal frameworks address them effectively.

The book links environmental protection with climate action, emphasizing adaptive laws, global governance, and nature-based solutions. It highlights environmental justice and equity, promoting inclusive approaches. It analyzes rising threats, including transnational crime, ecocide, environmental terrorism, and digital platforms that enable illegal activities. It also presents advanced forensic methods to investigate these crimes.

The text explores emerging law enforcement trends, including artificial intelligence, and investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic shifts patterns of environmental crime worldwide. It identifies obstacles in enforcing laws across borders and demonstrates how climate change intensifies environmental risks.

The book showcases innovative investigative techniques such as geospatial technologies, drones, and citizen science for detecting offenses. It evaluates legal strategies that recognize the rights of nature, apply restorative justice, and integrate human rights into environmental protection.

Through case studies and practical examples, the book equips policymakers, scholars, criminologists, and law enforcement professionals with tools to respond to complex environmental threats. It also serves readers interested in how law, technology, and environmental protection interact in a rapidly changing world.

This interdisciplinary volume examines how movement between the margins and mainstream of warfare is impacting contemporary conflict. Actors, battlefields, and practices traditionally considered within the margins of war - such as propagandists, and private companies - have increasingly found themselves at the centre of conflicts, while traditional practices, actors, and locations of war - such as geographically bounded battlefields and uniform clad soldiers engaging their enemy in direct battle - have become increasingly marginalized. Anchored in the war studies tradition with its prudent, multidisciplinary approach, this volume offers a fresh conceptual frame for an overdue investigation into how the changing practices in contemporary wars permit us to reevaluate our understandings of fighters and battlefields.

This book absorbs the experience and wisdom of the application of evidence in judicial practice, explains the principles of evidence law with the help of Chinese and foreign classic evidence cases, and interprets the evidence system and rules of interpretation of evidence. In the arrangement of style, this book adopts the heuristic paradigm of linking cases and questions, which can improve students' awareness of evidence issues. In the selection of typical evidence cases, this book highlights the application skills of evidence rules through controversial cases. In the explanation of the rules of evidence, this book can improve students' ethical thinking of using evidence to identify facts with the help of fresh and meaningful classic cases. This book also takes into account the characteristics of the evidence rules of administrative law enforcement, arbitration and discipline inspection and supervision, and interprets the common issues of evidence from the basic knowledge, basic principles and basic systems of evidence law. On the basis of following the rules of evidence law, this book maintains the practical discipline characteristics of both substantive and procedural norms of evidence law and achieves the goal of solving practical cases by using evidence rules. This book can be used as a textbook for undergraduate students to study evidence law and as a reference for law enforcement and judicial authorities to apply evidence rules to determine the facts of cases

This book critically examines the failures and contradictions of UK drug policy, exposing how current laws disproportionately target marginalised communities while overlooking the widespread harms of legal substances like alcohol. Drawing on the author's unique experiences as a magistrate and bouncer, alongside academic research, policy analysis, and lived experience testimonies, it reveals the systemic injustices embedded in drug enforcement. By contrasting the treatment of so-called "problematic" versus "functional" drug users, the book highlights how class, race, and power shape who is punished and who is protected. It also interrogates the influence of moral panic, media narratives, and political ideology on drug legislation, questioning the absence of evidence-based, harm-reduction approaches. Ultimately, the book aims to challenge prevailing assumptions, inform public discourse, and advocate for a more just, ethical, and effective drug policy rooted in health, evidence, and equality.

Volume 27 of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law addresses key controversies relating to the application and interpretation of international humanitarian law (IHL) raised by the armed conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. Such controversies not only provoke fundamental legal questions, but have become central in public discourse surrounding the conflicts and beyond - placing significant pressure on key principles of IHL. This pressure - sometimes emanating from radical interpretations of the rules of IHL by various actors - has exposed fault-lines and boundaries in the understanding of IHL among different interpretive communities. This Volume is therefore dedicated to the rigorous doctrinal and theoretical analysis of pertinent areas of tension within the contemporary field of IHL.

Considering the numerous pressures raised within IHL at present, this Volume contains seven chapters dedicated to this theme. Topics addressed include siege warfare, the protection of healthcare, forcible displacement, determining violations of the law of targeting, the use of artificial intelligence in decision-support systems, harmful speech, as well as the protection of marine species under IHL. The Volume concludes with the Year in Review, which describes and analyses the most important IHL-related developments that took place during 2024.

The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is a leading annual publication devoted to the study of IHL. It has always strived to be at the forefront of the debate of pressing doctrinal and theoretical questions of IHL, and provides an international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed research on this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice, serving as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers, and students.

This book is one of the first to systematically examine the debate about global order in International Relations from an ecological perspective.

Bringing together an international team of expert contributors, chapters offer a well-rounded exploration of the ecological view on world order from a diverse mix of cultural and theoretical backgrounds. The book provides a nuanced understanding of the social structures underlying specific world political challenges and offers valuable insights into the complex interplay of various global orders and their implications for international affairs.