International Law In World Politics

Author : Shirley V. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : International law
ISBN : 1588267458

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International Law in World Politics by Shirley V. Scott Pdf

The second edition of International Law in World Politics--thoroughly updated and now including a full chapter on the use of force--introduces the concepts, the rules, and the functioning of international law in a way that is accessible to students of political science. Shirley Scott covers such core topics as the nature of legal argument, the negotiation and implementation of multilateral treaties, and the place of both intergovernmental organizations and nonstate actors in the international legal system. Equally important, she connects the content of laws to current issues and problems, using case studies to bring the subject to life. The result is a rare text that effectively explains the role that international law plays in the changing arena of world politics.

Author : Francis Anthony Boyle
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1985-04-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 0822306557

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World Politics and International Law by Francis Anthony Boyle Pdf

This work tries to bridge the gap between international lawyers and those political scientists who write about international politics. In the first part, the author discusses the influence of Professor Morgenthau's realist school on the current thinking of political scientists and the abandonment of this school by its originator in the last years of his life. The author concludes that the best way to test the validity of different approaches is to discuss various international crises in the light of contrasting theories and to analyze each situation from both the legal and political points of view. In particular, he tries to ascertain to what extent vital national interests could be accommodated within an international legal framework, or could require a distortion of international rules in order to achieve national objectives. In the second part, the author dissects the Entebbe raid, where Israeli forces rescued a group of hostages being detained by hijackers at a Ugandan airport. His analysis shows the deficiencies of the international system in dealing with such a complex issue, where several contradictory principles of international law could be applied and were defended by various protagonists. The third part starts with a parallel problem--the Iranian hostages crisis, where a group of U.S. officials found themselves in an unprecedented situation of being captured by a band of students. A critical analysis of the handling of this problem by the Carter Administration is followed by vignettes of other crises faced by the Administration and by its successor, the Reagan Administration. This part is less analytical and more prescriptive. The author is no long satisfied with pointing out what went wrong; instead, he departs from the usual hands-off policy of political scientists and tries to indicate how much better each situation could have been handled if the decision makers had been paying more attention to international law and international organizations. The theme is slowly developed that in the long run national interest is better served not by practicing power politics and relying on the use of threat of force but by strengthening those international institutions that can provide a neutral environment for first slowing down a crisis and then finding an equitable solution acceptable to most of the parties in conflict. The value of this book lies primarily in giving the reader a real insight into several important issues of today that are familiar to most people only from newspaper headlines and television news. While not everybody can agree with all his criticisms of the mistakes of various governments, there is an honest attempt by the author to present issues impartially and to let the blame fall where it may. Being both an international lawyer and a political scientist, the author has had the advantage of combining the methodology of these two social sciences into a rich tapestry with some startling shades and tones.

Author : David Armstrong,Theo Farrell,Hélène Lambert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107011069

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International Law and International Relations by David Armstrong,Theo Farrell,Hélène Lambert Pdf

This fully updated and revised edition explores the evolution, nature and function of international law in world politics.

Author : Leslie Johns
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108833707

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Politics and International Law by Leslie Johns Pdf

Teaches how and why states make, break, and uphold international law using accessible explanations and contemporary international issues.

Author : Martti Koskenniemi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847316554

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The Politics of International Law by Martti Koskenniemi Pdf

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.

Author : Francis Anthony Boyle
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780822399001

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World Politics and International Law by Francis Anthony Boyle Pdf

This work tries to bridge the gap between international lawyers and those political scientists who write about international politics. In the first part, the author discusses the influence of Professor Morgenthau's realist school on the current thinking of political scientists and the abandonment of this school by its originator in the last years of his life. The author concludes that the best way to test the validity of different approaches is to discuss various international crises in the light of contrasting theories and to analyze each situation from both the legal and political points of view. In particular, he tries to ascertain to what extent vital national interests could be accommodated within an international legal framework, or could require a distortion of international rules in order to achieve national objectives. In the second part, the author dissects the Entebbe raid, where Israeli forces rescued a group of hostages being detained by hijackers at a Ugandan airport. His analysis shows the deficiencies of the international system in dealing with such a complex issue, where several contradictory principles of international law could be applied and were defended by various protagonists. The third part starts with a parallel problem--the Iranian hostages crisis, where a group of U.S. officials found themselves in an unprecedented situation of being captured by a band of students. A critical analysis of the handling of this problem by the Carter Administration is followed by vignettes of other crises faced by the Administration and by its successor, the Reagan Administration. This part is less analytical and more prescriptive. The author is no long satisfied with pointing out what went wrong; instead, he departs from the usual hands-off policy of political scientists and tries to indicate how much better each situation could have been handled if the decision makers had been paying more attention to international law and international organizations. The theme is slowly developed that in the long run national interest is better served not by practicing power politics and relying on the use of threat of force but by strengthening those international institutions that can provide a neutral environment for first slowing down a crisis and then finding an equitable solution acceptable to most of the parties in conflict. The value of this book lies primarily in giving the reader a real insight into several important issues of today that are familiar to most people only from newspaper headlines and television news. While not everybody can agree with all his criticisms of the mistakes of various governments, there is an honest attempt by the author to present issues impartially and to let the blame fall where it may. Being both an international lawyer and a political scientist, the author has had the advantage of combining the methodology of these two social sciences into a rich tapestry with some startling shades and tones.

Author : Anne Orford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108480949

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International Law and the Politics of History by Anne Orford Pdf

Explores the ideological, political, and economic stakes of struggles over international law's history and its relation to empire and capitalism.

Author : Judith Goldstein
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 026257151X

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Legalization and World Politics by Judith Goldstein Pdf

Exploring the intersection of international law and world politics from the viewpoints of the two disciplines.

Author : Mahmoud Refaat
Publisher : The European Institute for International Law and International Relations
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798493243936

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Role of International Law in International Politics by Mahmoud Refaat Pdf

International law is a system of laws governing state-to-state interactions. Individuals and international institutions are two most active and important components of modern international law, yet this archaic definition leaves them out, indicating how far the field has gone. Furthermore, viewing international law as a collection of rules is no longer accurate; rather, it is a continuously growing complex of rules, and impactful not actively binding—principles, practices, and claims, all of which are linked to highly complicated processes and structures. International law, in its clearest connotation, provides normative standards, techniques, mechanisms, and a shared conceptual language to international players, initially sovereign nations, However, multinational organizations and people are becoming more prevalent. Human rights, commercial and economic issues, space law, and international organizations have all emerged as topics and players intimately connected with international law, extending beyond conventional questions of war, peace, and diplomats. Even though international law is a legal system rather than an ethical one, ethical notions and issues, particularly human rights, have had a significant influence on it. International law distinguishes itself from “international comity, which consists of legally nonbinding practices accepted by governments out of politeness (e.g., the saluting of the flags of foreign warships at sea)”. Furthermore, the field of conflict of laws, or private international law, is distinct from “the study of international law, or public international law, which is concerned with the rules of municipal law—as international lawyers refer to the domestic law of states—of various countries where foreign elements are involved”

Author : Edgardo Lardizabal Paras,Edgardo C. Paras
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : International law
ISBN : 9712314359

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International Law and World Politics by Edgardo Lardizabal Paras,Edgardo C. Paras Pdf

Author : Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521546710

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The Politics of International Law by Christian Reus-Smit Pdf

Politics and law appear deeply entwined in contemporary international relations. Yet existing perspectives struggle to understand the complex interplay between these aspects of international life. In this path-breaking volume, a group of leading international relations scholars and legal theorists advance a new constructivist perspective on the politics of international law. They reconceive politics as a field of human action that stands at the intersection of issues of identity, purpose, ethics, and strategy, and define law as an historically contingent institutional expression of such politics. They explain how liberal politics has conditioned modern international law and how law â€~feeds back' to constitute international relations and world politics. This new perspective on the politics of international law is illustrated through detailed case-studies of the use of force, climate change, landmines, migrant rights, the International Criminal Court, the Kosovo bombing campaign, international financial institutions, and global governance.

Author : Thomas J. Biersteker,Peter J. Spiro,Chandra Lekha Sriram,Veronica I. Raffo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134145775

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International Law and International Relations by Thomas J. Biersteker,Peter J. Spiro,Chandra Lekha Sriram,Veronica I. Raffo Pdf

This unique volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations; disciplines that have engaged little with one another since the Second World War. Written by leading experts in the fields of international law and international relations, it argues that such interdisciplinary research is central to the creation of a knowledge base among IR scholars and lawyers for the effective analysis and governance of macro and micro phenomena. International law is at the heart of international relations, but due to challenges of codification and enforceability, its apparent impact has been predominantly limited to commercial and civil arrangements. International lawyers have been saying for years that 'law matters' in international affairs and now current events are proving them right. International Law and International Relations makes a powerful contribution to the theory and practice of global security by initiating a research agenda, building an empirical base and offering a multidisciplinary approach that provides concrete answers to real-world problems of governance. This book will be of great interest to all students of international law, international relations and governance.

Author : Ole Jacob Sending,Vincent Pouliot,Iver B. Neumann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107099265

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Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics by Ole Jacob Sending,Vincent Pouliot,Iver B. Neumann Pdf

This book shows how changing diplomatic practices are central in explaining key dimensions of world politics, from law to war.

Author : Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139438230

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International Law from Below by Balakrishnan Rajagopal Pdf

The emergence of transnational social movements as major actors in international politics - as witnessed in Seattle in 1999 and elsewhere - has sent shockwaves through the international system. Many questions have arisen about the legitimacy, coherence and efficiency of the international order in the light of the challenges posed by social movements. This book offers a fundamental critique of twentieth-century international law from the perspective of Third World social movements. It examines in detail the growth of two key components of modern international law - international institutions and human rights - in the context of changing historical patterns of Third World resistance. Using a historical and interdisciplinary approach, Rajagopal presents compelling evidence challenging debates on the evolution of norms and institutions, the meaning and nature of the Third World as well as the political economy of its involvement in the international system.

Author : Nicole Scicluna
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198791201

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Politics International Law by Nicole Scicluna Pdf

The Politics of International Law offers an introduction to the role of law in contemporary international affairs. Through a case study-driven analysis of topics such as human rights, the use of force, international environmental law, international trade law, international criminal justice and the right to self-determination, the book explains the interaction between law and politics in the world today, demonstrating that one cannot be understood withoutthe other.The book is divided into two parts. Part I introduces contemporary international law with a focus on constitutive legal principles such as sovereignty, territorial integrity and the legal equality of states. Through these introductory chapters, students are encouraged to take a holistic view of the processes and actors that drive international affairs, and explore the fascinating paradox that while international law is largely created through political processes, it also constitutes theenvironment in which international politics is practiced.Part II builds on the foundations laid in Part I to analyze contemporary controversies in international law and politics. Chapters focus on a number of substantive issue areas, including international environmental law, international economic law, human rights law, self-determination and secession, the law governing the use of force, and international criminal justice.This book is written to impart on readers a deepened understanding of both the possibilities and limits of international law as a tool for structuring relations in the world.Digital Formats and ResourcesAlso available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support