International law and the significance of disciplinary boundaries : special regimes as communities of practice / Ulf Linderfalk and Eric De Brabandere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linderfalk, Ulf, author.

Brabandere, Eric de, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2025]

Summary:

This book offers an original and innovative approach to the understanding of the special regimes in international law. It argues that special regimes be conceived as communities of practice, explaining how this approach thoroughly demonstrates why specialists in different fields of international law do similar things differently

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Imprints page

Table of Contents

Author Notes

List of Abbreviations

1 The Concept of a Special Regime

1.1 There Can Be No Special Regime Without a Theory of Law

1.2 The Defining Features of a Special Regime

1.3 The Significance of Having Identified Something as a Special Regime

1.4 The Objective of This Book

2 Special Regimes as Communities of Practice

2.1 The Theory of Communities of Practice

2.2 Communities of Practice and International Law

2.3 In Search of an Effective Methodology

3 A Mutual Engagement

3.1 Introduction

3.2 A Distinct Legal Discourse

3.3 Different Specializations and Distinct Ways of Ascribing Functions to Legal Agents

4 A Joint Enterprise

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Pursuit of a Distinct State of Affairs

4.3 A Distinct Way to Perform Assignments

5 A Shared Repertoire

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Use of a Distinct Set of Concepts

5.3 The Use of a Distinct Terminology

5.4 The Use of Distinct Methods

5.5 The Use of Distinct Forms of Argument

5.6 The Use of Distinct Theories, Principles and Doctrines

6 Special Regimes and the Fragmentation of International Law

6.1 Summary of All Findings

6.2 Is Specialization a Threat to the Unity of the International Legal System?

List of Sources

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781009543170

1009543172

9781009543187

1009543180

9781009543194

1009543199