Emerging technologies create challenges for traditional regulatory approaches. The contributors to this book - leading scholars in law, innovation, and technology - address the need for new governance methods and models. The unique characteristics of emerging technologies - their diverse applications, the myriad concerns raised by new technologies, the need for public engagement, and the issue of effective coordination between governance players - create the need for new governance approaches. The authors identify innovative new methods of governance, taking into account an...

The overarching theme of this collection is the degree to which the activities and even the law of international organizations are embedded in politics. This is demonstrated by episodes such as Security Council authorizations for the use of military force and in activities such as admission of members, financing, voting and civil society participation.