International law, international relations, and global governance / Charlotte Ku.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ku, Charlotte, 1950-

Series:

Global institutions series ; 61.

Global institutions series ; 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 228 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

"International Relations and International Law have developed in parallel but distinctly throughout the 20<SUP>th</SUP> Century. However in recent years there has been a recognition that their shared concerns in areas as diverse as the environment, transnational crime and terrorism, human rights and conflict resolution outweigh their disciplinary and methodological divergences. Law scholars have perhaps discovered the importance of understanding the behavior of actions in the international legal system and international relations scholars have re-discovered that objectives, including normative objectives, might influence choices and condition behavior. This new interest coincides with a general broadening of cross-disciplinary interests into history, sociology, philosophy, psychology, and economics for law and similar developments in international relations. The distinctive rationale for inquiry remains for both fields of study, but the need to move beyond description only in the case of law or analysis only in the case of politics has also fueled a need for new methodologies to understand the changing phenomenon of international life today. This book focuses on collaborative work within the disciplines of international law and international relations, to note sample efforts to collaborate, and to assess the cultivation of an interdisciplinary outlook.<BR>"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book focuses on collaborative work within the disciplines of international law and international relations, to note sample efforts to collaborate, and to assess the cultivation of an interdisciplinary outlook"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Points of departure

International concerns and the international community of states

The expanded international political and juridical arena

International relations in a global context

International law in the global environment

Taking stock : global governance in a post-Westphalian order.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [212]-214) and index.

ISBN:

9780415778725

0415778727

9780415778732

0415778735

9780203156186

0203156188

OCLC:

727511735