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A comment on Aleksandras Shtromas's article on achieving peace (see abstract in SA 45:3); Geert Van Cleemput's article on nationalism, chauvinism, & ethnic imperialism (see abstract in SA 45:3); & respective commentary from Gordon L. Anderson (see abstract in SA 45:3) & Russell Nieli (1995) agrees with Van Cleemput's definition of nation as a politically conscious ethnic group & state as an organization claiming territorial sovereignty. Shtromas & Van Cleemput support the formation of true nation-states. Nieli challenges this potential, because of the ethnic mixes in the world today, & Anderson advocates denationalization of the state. In accordance with Anderson, it is contended that statehood & nationalism should be decoupled favoring small states along subnational rather than national lines. M. Pflum

Engineering geological structures are divided by a combination of regional and zonal geological factors. Classifications of engineering geological structures of the Earth and Russia are submitted. Main engineering geological features and regularities of spatial distribution of continental subaerial, continental subaquatic, transitional predominant isubaquatic, and oceanic predominant isubaquatic engineering geological mega- and macrostructures of the Russia have been described.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of cases -- Table of treaties -- List of abbreviations -- 1. General introduction -- 2. Setting out the theoretical framework -- 3. Inviolability of State territory and Article 2(4) of the UN Charter -- 4. Expanding the frontiers of Article 2(4) to cyberspace -- 5. Breaches of State territory -- 6. Non-State actors, Article 2(4) and the sanctity of State territory -- 7. An attempt to formulate a theory of respect for the inviolability of State territory -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This book proposes a re-interpretation of Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations to read, or at least include, respect for the inviolability of State Territory. While States purport to obey the prohibition of the Use of Force, they frequently engage in activities that could undermine international peace and security. In this book the author argues that State practice, opinio juris, as well as contentious and advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice, have promoted the first limb of Article 2(4). Although, wars between States have reduced, the maintenance of international peace and security remains a mirage, as shown by the increase in intra-State and inter-State conflicts across the world. The author seeks to initiate a rethinking of the provision of Article 2(4), which the International Court of Justice has described as the cornerstone of the United Nations. The author argues that the time is ripe for States to embrace an evolutive interpretation of Article 2(4) to mean respect, as opposed to the traditional view of threatening or using of force. He also evaluates the discourse regarding territorial jurisdiction in cyberspace and argues that the efforts made by the international community to apply Article 2(4) to cyberspace suggests that Article 2(4) is a flexible and living instrument that should be adjusted to address the circumstances that endanger international peace and security. This book will engineer a serious debate regarding the scope of Article 2(4), which before now has always been limited to the threat or use of force. As a result, it will be of interest to academics and students of public international law, as well as diplomats and policymakers"--

In this article, general and specific approaches to the consolidation of provisions on the territories within the state have been identified, on the basis of textual analysis of the federal states' constitutions. The characteristic of the relevant constitutional norms is given. Taking into account constitutional specificity of listing the types of the state territories, classical and variational models were proposed in this article; the constitutions of federal states, distinguished by their originality in the studied group of legal relations, were defined.