International Law and the Far Right: Reflections on Law and Cynicism
Title | International Law and the Far Right: Reflections on Law and Cynicism PDF eBook |
Author | Martti Koskenniemi |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789067043601 |
Cynical International Law?
Title | Cynical International Law? PDF eBook |
Author | Björnstjern Baade |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2020-11-28 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 3662621282 |
Analysing international law through the prism of “cynicism” makes it possible to look beyond overt disregard for international law, currently discussed in terms of a backlash or crisis. The concept allows to analyse and criticise structural features and specific uses of international law that seem detrimental to international law in a more subtle way. Unlike its ancient predecessor, cynicism nowadays refers not to a bold critique of power but to uses and abuses of international law that pursue one-sided interests tacitly disregarding the legal structure applied. From this point of view, the contributions critically reflect on the theoretical foundations of international law, in particular its relationship to power, actors such as the International Law Commission and international judges, and specific fields, including international human rights, humanitarian, criminal, tax and investment law.
The Politics of International Law
Title | The Politics of International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Martti Koskenniemi |
Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2011-06-10 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781841139395 |
Today international law is everywhere. Wars are fought and opposed in its name. It is invoked to claim rights and to challenge them, to indict or support political leaders, to distribute resources and to expand or limit the powers of domestic and international institutions. International law is part of the way political (and economic) power is used, critiqued, and sometimes limited. Despite its claim for neutrality and impartiality, it is implicit in what is just, as well as what is unjust in the world. To understand its operation requires shedding its ideological spell and examining it with a cold eye. Who are its winners, and who are its losers? How - if at all - can it be used to make a better or a less unjust world? In this collection of essays Professor Martti Koskenniemi, a well-known practitioner and a leading theorist and historian of international law, examines the recent debates on humanitarian intervention, collective security, protection of human rights and the 'fight against impunity' and reflects on the use of the professional techniques of international law to intervene politically. The essays both illustrate and expand his influential theory of the role of international law in international politics. The book is prefaced with an introduction by Professor Emmanuelle Jouannet (Sorbonne Law School), which locates the texts in the overall thought and work of Martti Koskenniemi.
Of Law and the World
Title | Of Law and the World PDF eBook |
Author | David Kennedy |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2023-08-22 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0674294882 |
A searching dialogue between two leading legal scholars exploring the place of law in global affairs. The modern world is legalized: legal language, institutions, and professionals are everywhere. But what is law’s power in global life? What does all this legality have to do with hegemony, with hierarchy and inequality, and with the diversity of human experience? What is its history and how does that history matter in world affairs? Above all, what does it mean to think “critically” about law and global affairs? In this poignant and iconoclastic book, two leading scholars take us to the heart of the matter, examining law’s relationship with history, power, and political economy. David Kennedy and Martti Koskenniemi have often inspired each other and are both considered “critical” voices in international law, but they have never explored their similarities and differences as deeply as they do here. Of Law and the World takes the form of a conversation, as the authors reflect on the study of international law, the motivations underlying their research, and the payoffs and limitations of their investigations into law’s role in global affairs. They revisit and renew debates about the past and future of the many legalities that shape our world. Erudite, open-minded, and informed by decades of experience and observation, Of Law and the World is an unflinchingly honest confrontation with humanity’s struggle to live together.
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law:1999
Title | Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law:1999 PDF eBook |
Author | T. M. C. Asser Institute Staff |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 2000-05-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9789067041195 |
The year in review, Avril McDonald
International Law and History
Title | International Law and History PDF eBook |
Author | Ignacio de la Rasilla |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2021-01-21 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1108606520 |
This interdisciplinary exploration of the modern historiography of international law invites a diverse assessment of the indissoluble unity of the old and the new in the most global of all legal disciplines. The study of the history of international law does not only serve a better understanding of how international law has evolved to become what it is and what it is not. Its histories, which rethink the past in the present, also influence our perception of contemporary matters in international law and our understandings of how they may potentially unfold. This multi-perspectival enquiry into the dominant modes of international legal history and its fundamental debates may also help students of both international law and history to identify the historical approaches that best suit their international legal-historical perspectives and best address their historical and legal research questions.
International Law and the Politics of History
Title | International Law and the Politics of History PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Orford |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 395 |
Release | 2021-08-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108480942 |
Explores the ideological, political, and economic stakes of struggles over international law's history and its relation to empire and capitalism.