Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Norms and Societies in International Relations 2. Emergence of Norms Regarding Weapons Use 3. Development of Norms Regarding Weapons Use in “Inter-state Society” 4. Universalization of “Inter-state Society” 5. Decreasing Autonomy of “Inter-state Society”? 6. Future of Norms Regarding Weapons Use

About the Author

Kenki Adachi is Director of Institute of International Relations and Area Study (IIRAS) and Professor of International Politics at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. His works include Norm Antipreneurs: The Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change (2016, chapter contribution), Norms in International Society: When States Refrain from Using Certain Weapons (2015), and The Ottawa Process: Formation Process of the Landmine Ban Regime (2004) which won 2004 Canadian Prime Minister Award.