Dr Gavin Sullivan's book 'The Law of the List' shortlisted for BISA L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize

The British International Studies Association (BISA) have announced the shortlist for this year's L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize. Amongst those shortlisted is the book 'The Law of the List: UN Counterterrorism Sanctions and the Politics of Global Security Law' by Dr Gavin Sullivan, Reader in International Human Rights Law at Edinburgh Law School.

Eight fantastic first titles have made the final cut of those nominated for the award, they will be judged by a committee led by BISA trustee, Hassan Elbahtimy.

The L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize is awarded for an original and innovative book published in any field of International Studies by an early career scholar. The aim of the prize is to honour the work of L.H.M. Ling and to recognise outstanding early-career research in the discipline.

The winner will be announced at the BISA annual conference on 21-23 June 2021.

View the full shortlist announcement.

The Law of the List: UN Counterterrorism Sanctions and the Politics of Global Security Law

In his book, Dr Sullivan explores how the technology of the list, the spread of violent extremism, 9/11, the rise of ISIL and movement of 'foreign terrorist fighters' are dramatically expanding the powers of the UN Security Council to govern risky cross-border flows and threats by non-state actors.

The Law of the List is an interdisciplinary study of global security law in motion and the first detailed socio-legal analysis of the UN Security Council’s counterterrorism listing regime. It shows how governing though the technology of the list is transforming the Security Council and the international legal order in far-reaching ways, engaging with current debates in international law, critical security studies, global governance, Science and Technology Studies, governmentality scholarship and socio-legal studies.

The Law of the List is available to read via the Cambridge University Press website.