Law of humanity project : a story of international law reform and state-making / Ukri Soirila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soirila, ukri, author.

Series:

Studies in International Law

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London [England] : HART PUBLISHING, 2021.

Summary:

"This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the role of humanity in international law, offering a fresh perspective to a discussions with global implications. The 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century witnessed the sporadic emergence of a new vision of global law. Although the vision has taken many different forms, all instances of it have been uniform in the attempt of radically altering how we understand international law by seeking to posit the human as the primary subject of the international legal order and humanity as its main source of legitimacy. Together, this book calls these instances "the law of humanity project". In so doing, it also paints a picture of and critically assesses a particular moment in the history of international law - a moment which may have already come to a sudden end as a consequence of the current populist backlash in world politics, but during which it seemed inevitable that the law of humanity vision would come to play an increasingly important role in world affairs."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Cases

1. Introduction

I. The Post-Cold War World and the Humanisation of International Law

II. Contributions and Arguments

III. Outline

2. Visions of Law of Humanity

I. Different Approaches to the Law of Humanity

II. Key Characteristics of the Law of Humanity Theories

3. Concepts of Law of Humanity

I. The Promises and the Challenges

II. Human Rights

III. Human Security

IV. Human Dignity

4. Humanity Language in Action

I. Rights and Obligations of Individuals: International Human Rights, Investment and Criminal Law

II. Humanitarian Occupations

III. War on Terrorism

IV. Responsibility to Protect

V. Humanitarian Governance of Refugees

VI. Observations

5. Inequality and the Populist Backlash: The Law of Humanity Project at a Crossroads

I. On the Root Causes of the Backlash

II. A Struggle of Projects

III. Paths Ahead from the Crossroads

6. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

ISBN:

9781509938940

150993894X

9781509938933

1509938931

OCLC:

1257076859