Anarchy & order : the interplay of politics and law in international relations / James C. Hsiung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hsiung, James Chieh, 1935- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Law--Political aspects.

Law.

Anarchism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bridging the competing dominant paradigms in the contemporary IR literature, neorealism and neoliberalism. this is a study of the political parameters of international law and, conversely, the law's relevance and reach in international politics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

PART 1 INTERNATIONAL LAW IN SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVE

1 INTRODUCTION: NEOREALISM AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

2 THE SECURITY DILEMMA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

PART 2 SELF-HELP AND SYSTEMIC ORDER

3 SELF-HELP AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

4 WAR AND PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

PART 3 SOVEREIGNTY AND ITS RESTRAINT

5 SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION, IMMUNITY, AND STATE RESPONSIBILITY: CONSTRAINT OF ANARCHY

6 HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN CHECK

PART 4 THE RISE OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS

7 SELF-DETERMINATION, DECOLONIZATION, AND THE COLLAPSE OF EMPIRES

8 CONTROL OVER THE ENVIRONMENT: COMMON LEGACY OF HUMANKIND

PART 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

9 THREE PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: HOBBESIAN, KANTIAN, AND GROTIAN

10 ORDER AMIDST ANARCHY: THE WESTPHALIAN SYSTEM INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

INTERNATIONAL LAW CASES CITED

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

REFERENCES

INDEX

ABOUT THE BOOK

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-585-12778-6

OCLC:

893679322