George Andreopoulos is Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center, CUNY, US. Henry F. Carey is Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University, US.

• Foreword by Mary Kaldor Chapter 1 – Introduction. In Quest of Humane Governance: Richard Falk’s Odyssey Part I The Scholarly Quest of Humane Governance Chapter 2 – From World Order to Militarization to Securitization: Richard Falk’s Contribution to a Theory of Post-Modern Mobilization Chapter 3 – Culture and Tradition in the International Human Rights System Chapter 4 – Prescience and Principles: Richard Falk’s Contributions to the Study and Practice of Human Rights Chapter 5 – A Cosmopolitan Perspective on Global Criminal Justice Chapter 6 – The Resurgence of Hegemonic International Law: Whither Global Law? Chapter 7 – Giraffe Politics on an Endangered Planet Part II The Scholar as Public Intellectual and Activist Chapter 8 – Richard Falk, Public Intellectual Chapter 9 – Combating Complacency: The Moral Imperative of Denuclearization Chapter 10 – Richard Falk, a citizen-pilgrim for Palestine: bearing witness and the role of UN Special Rapporteur Chapter 11 – Falk’s Cosmopolitan View of Sovereignty: the Ambition of Necessity to Pursue World Order through Law Chapter 12 – A Response in the Spirit of Dialogue and Gratitude Appendix: Interview with Richard Falk

"Richard Falk continues to be one of the most dynamic, fearless and provocative public intellectuals in the world today and this joyous volume fully captures the many sides of his humanity. This is not only a difficult book to put down, it also will make the reader visit (and revisit) much of Falk’s prodigious scholarship."Mark Gibney, Belk Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina-Asheville; and Affiliated Scholar, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sweden.