Abbreviations

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CAT

Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

CC

competence–control (trade-off)

CFI

(European) Court of First Instance

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CID

cruel, inhuman or degrading (treatment)

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CIVIC

Center for Civilians in Conflict

CSTO

Collective Security Treaty Organization

ECJ

European Court of Justice

EEZ

exclusive economic zone

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

ICC

International Criminal Court

ICJ

International Court of Justice

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IIFFMCG

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia

IO

international organization

IR

International Relations

ISIL

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

ITLOS

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

KFOR

(NATO) Kosovo Force

KIG

Kalayaan Island Group

LAS

League of Arab States

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NGO

non-governmental organization

O

opponent

OIC

Organization of the Islamic Conference

P3

Three permanent UNSC members: the US, the UK and France

P5

Five permanent UNSC members: the US, the UK, France, Russia and China

PCA

Permanent Court of Arbitration

PoC

Protection of Civilians

PoW

prisoner of war

R2P

Responsibility to Protect

RO

regional organization

RwP

Responsibility while Protecting

SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

SCS

South China Sea

TAN

transnational advocacy network

TRIPS

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNGA

United Nations General Assembly

UNMIK

United Nations Mission in Kosovo

UNMOVIC

United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission

UNSC

United Nations Security Council

UNSCOM

United Nations Special Commission

WMD

weapons of mass destruction

WTO

World Trade Organization