"This collection of essays provides a study of the theory and practice of the contribution of international organisations and non-state actors to the formation of customary international law. The book offers new practical and theoretical perspectives on this topic."--
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This collection of essays provides a study of the theory and practice of the contribution of international organisations and non-state actors to the formation of customary international law. The book offers new practical and theoretical perspectives on this topic.
This collection of essays provides the most comprehensive study of the theory and practice of the contribution of international organisations and non-state actors to the formation of customary international law. The book offers new practical and theoretical perspectives on one o…
"For decades, Martti Koskenniemi has not just been an influential writer in international law; his work has caused a significant shift in the direction of the field. This book engages with some of the core questions that have animated Koskenniemi's scholarship so far. Its chapte…
This book provides original perspectives on the work of one of the most important thinkers in international law today.
"If a treaty from the 1850s regulating "commerce" or forbidding "degrading treatment of persons" is to be interpreted 150 years later, does "commerce" or "degrading treatment of persons" have the same meaning at the time of interpretation as they had when the treaty was agreed? …
"This unique book brings together leading experts from diverse areas of public international law to offer a comprehensive overview of the approaches to evolutionary interpretation in different international legal regimes. It begins by asking what interpretation is, offering the …
Challenging the classic narrative that sovereign states make the law that constrains them, this book argues that treaties and other sources of international law form only the starting point of legal authority. Interpretation can shift the meaning of texts and, in its own way, ma…
An account of how the practice of interpretation makes international law, drawing specific attention to the increasing authority of international courts and institutions. It analyses the role that language plays in shaping international law and addresses the key issue of how it …
This title explores international law as a social construct by analysing its social foundations and by re-conceptualizing the way in which it is commonly understood. It asks what law is and how it works in society, and shows why it is worth to struggle for new and better-working…
This title explores international law as a social construct by analysing its social foundations and by re-conceptualizing the way in which it is commonly understood. It asks what law is and how it works in society, and shows why it is worth to struggle for new and better-working…
This title explores international law as a social construct by analysing its social foundations and by re-conceptualizing the way in which it is commonly understood. It asks what law is and how it works in society, and shows why it is worth to struggle for new and better-working…
This title explores international law as a social construct by analysing its social foundations and by re-conceptualizing the way in which it is commonly understood. It asks what law is and how it works in society, and shows why it is worth to struggle for new and better-working…
