Theory of international law / Robert Kolb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolb, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--Philosophy.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

This book seeks to analyse various aspects of international law, the link being how they structure and marshal the different forces in the international legal order. It takes the following approaches to the matter. First, an attempt is made to determine the fundamental characteristics of international law, the forces that delineate and permeate its applications. Secondly, the multiple relations between law and policy are analysed. Politics are a highly relevant factor in the implementation of every legal order (and also a threat to it); this is all the more true in international law, where the two forces, law and politics, have significant links. Thirdly, the discussion focuses on a series of fundamental socio-legal notions: the common good, justice, legal security, reciprocity (plus equality and proportionality), liberty, ethics and social morality, and reason

Contents:

Part One: The Main Pillars of the Legal System

1. History and Characteristics of International Law

2. Foundation, Sources and Structural Principles of International Law

3. The Subjects of International Law

4. Questions of Method and the Structure of Rules in International Law

5. The 'Lotus Rule' on Residual State Freedom

6. The Effectiveness of International Law

7. International Society or International Community?

Part Two: International Law and Politics

8. The Relationship Between International Law and Politics

Part Three: International Law and Certain Fundamental Legal-Political Notions

9. The Relationship of International Law with Certain Cardinal Legal Notions

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781782258827

1782258825

9781782258810

1782258817

OCLC:

948671166