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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Looking back to anticipate the future : international law in the era of the United States / Shirley V. Scott -- Dreams and nightmares of alternative powers' futures / Charles Sampford -- The rise of China and its impact on international economic governance / Ross P. Buckley -- The paradigm shift in the global construct : can a nineteenth century Aaustralian Constitution cope with twenty-first century chaos? / John Sanderson -- The BRICS and the responsibility to protect in Libya and Syria / Andrew Garwood-Gowers -- The role of the International Criminal Court and Rome Statue in international criminal justice standard setting : some reflections / Rahmat Mohamad -- The rise of the BASIC group within the international climate regime : the challenge of ensuring equitable mitigation obligations / Rowena Maguire -- Shifting global power and trade in education services : opportunities and challenges for 'education for sustainable development' / Shawkat Alam -- Shifting global power and shifting state power : DRIP, BRICS and CANZUS / Marcelle Burns -- A civil libertarian's lament for a lost decade of human rights / Ramesh Thakur -- Environmental constitutional reform in the developing world : shifting the perspective of international law? / Bridget Lewis -- Legal, cultural and practical developments in responding to female genital mutilation : can an absolute human right emerge? / Ben Mathews -- The shift towards emerging economy financing of development projects : implications for human rights standards / Adam McBeth.