| A Cornerstone of Modern Diplomacy: Britain and the Negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Contributor(s): Bruns, Kai (Author), Scott-Smith, Giles (Editor), Rofe, J. Simon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1501316311 ISBN-13: 9781501316319 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 341.33 |
| Series: Key Studies in Diplomacy |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) was signed at the height of the Cold War more than fifty years ago. The agreement and its negotiation have become a cornerstone of diplomatic law. A Cornerstone of Modern Diplomacy, which is based on archival research in the National Archives (London), the Austrian State Archives (Vienna) and the Political Archive (Berlin), delivers the first study of the British policy during the negotiation of the key convention governing diplomatic privileges and immunities: the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The book provides a complete commentary on the political aspects of the codification process of diplomatic law. By clearly presenting the case with accessible analysis, author Kai Bruns makes the relations between international law and politics understandable, stressing the impact of the emergence of the third world in UN diplomacy. This unique study is a crucial piece of scholarship, shedding light on the practice of United Nations conference diplomacy and the codification of diplomatic law at the height of the Cold War. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scott-Smith, Giles: - Giles Scott-Smith is Senior Researcher with the Roosevelt Study Center and holds the Ernst van der Beugel Chair in the Diplomatic History of Transatlantic Relations since WWII at Leiden University, the Netherlands. In 2012 he was appointed Chair of the Transatlantic Studies Association, and he is currently one of the editors for the Key Studies in Diplomacy book series of Bloomsbury Press. His research interests cover the role of non-state actors and public diplomacy in the maintenance of inter-state (particularly transatlantic) relations. His major publications include Western Anti-Communism and the Interdoc Network: Cold War Internationale (2012), Networks of Empire: The U.S. State Department's Foreign Leader Program in the Netherlands, France, and Britain 1950-70 (2008), and The Politics of Apolitical Culture: The Congress for Cultural Freedom, the CIA, and Post-war American Hegemony (2002). |