Demilitarisation and International Law in Context

Demilitarisation and International Law in Context The Åland Islands Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Saila Heinikoski and Pirjo Kleemola-Juntunen Series: Routledge Research in International Law

April 2018: 216x138: 130pp Hb: 978-1-138-09330-0 | £45.00 | $60.00

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword ; Notes on Co-authors ; Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Goal and Structure of the Book 1.1 Early Occurrence of Demilitarisation ; 1.2 The Concept of Demilitarisation ; 1.3 The Birth and Impact of ‘Comprehensive Security’; 1.4 From the Cold War to a Multipolar World? ; 1.5 Militarisation Trends and Discourses Today; 1.6 Geopolitics and Securitisation as Potential Justifications for Militarisation 2 The Legal Regulation of the Demilitarisation and Neutralisation of the Åland Islands 2.1 An Overview of the International Agreements Establishing the Demilitarisation and Neutralisation of the Åland Islands ; 2.2 The 1921 Convention on the Non-Fortification and the Neutralisation of the Åland Islands; 2.3 The Åland Islands and Finland After the Second World War; 2.4 Times of Challenge ; 2.5 Remarks on the Legal Validity of the Norms 3 The Law of the Sea and the Demilitarisation of Åland 3.1 Maritime Jurisdictional Zones; 3.2 Navigational Rights ; 3.3 Navigational Rights in the Territorial Waters of the Åland Islands 4 Regional Security Co-operation and the Åland Islands 4.1 Finland, Åland and the European Union (EU) ; 4.2 Integration in the Baltic Sea Region and the Åland Islands ; 4.3 Bilateral and Nordic Co-operation: The Example of SUCBAS ; 4.4 Finland, Åland and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ; 4.5 The Åland Islands in Regional Security Co-operation as Understood in Finland ; 4.6 Demilitarisation Between Regionalism and Multilateralism 5 Outlook and Conclusions 5.1 Peace Through Law? ; 5.2 The Concept of Sovereignty Reshaped ; 5.3 The Åland Islands Regime as Part of Contemporary Collective Security ; 5.4 Afterword: Does the Demilitarisation Add Anything to the Quest for Peace in the Baltic Sea? ; Appendix ; Bibliography ; Index

This book covers aspects of demilitarization, international cooperation, defence and security matters around the Baltic sea with a broader European and global relevance. It can be a source of inspiration for civil society in particular within the peace movement in a broad sense and for all those in search of constructive and peaceful efforts that can address territorial conflicts and military confrontation in border regions and will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students in the fields of international law, political science, European affairs, international relations, security studies, area studies, history, and conceptual history.

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