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Author Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Athanasia, author

Title Demilitarisation and international law in context : the Åland Islands / Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Saila Heinikoskiand and Pirjo Kleemola-Juntunen
Published New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge research in international law
Routledge research in international law.
Routledge Research in International Law Ser
Contents Introduction : the goal and structure of the book -- The legal regulation of the demilitarisation and neutralisation of the Åland Islands -- The law of the sea and the demilitarisation of Åland -- Regional security co-operation and the Åland Islands -- Outlook and conclusions
Summary The demilitarisation and neutralisation fo the Åland Islands is a confirmation of, and an exceptin to, the collective security system in present-day international affairs. Its core idea is that there is no need for military presence in the territory of the islands and that they are to be kept out of military activities. A restricted use of military force has a confidence building effect in cases where competing interests may be so intense that banning the very presence of military forces remains the only viable option. The regime of the Åland Islands is the result of pragmatic and contingent political compromises. As such, the case of the Åland Islands offers an alternative trajectory to the increased militarisation we witness around the world today. Through parliamentary and archival materials, international treaties and academic works, the authors examine the legal rules and institutional structures of the demilitarisation regime. In this process they reassess core concepts of international law and international affairs, such as sovereignty and security, and introduce a theoretical view on the empirical case study of the Åland Islands. The book covers legal, political and policy discursive aspects of demilitarisation, international co-operation, defence and security matters around the Baltic Sea with a broader European and global relevance. It can be a source of inspiration for all those in search of constructive efforts that can address territorial disputes and security challenges
Analysis Demilitarization
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Demilitarization (International law)
Neutrality -- Finland -- Åland
Disarmament -- Finland -- Åland
Islands -- Law and legislation -- Finland -- Åland
LAW -- International.
Demilitarization (International law)
Disarmament
International law
Islands -- Law and legislation
Neutrality
SUBJECT Åland (Finland) -- International status
Subject Finland -- Åland
Form Electronic book
Author Heinikoski, Saila, author
Kleemola-Juntunen, Pirjo, author
LC no. 2020691461
ISBN 9781315106908
1315106906
9781351605526
1351605526