The Power and Purpose of International Law

Insights from the Theory and Practice of Enforcement

AvMary Ellen O'Connell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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The world is poised for another important transition. The United States will soon have a new president, someone who will have to deal with the impact of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the use of torture and secret detention, Guantanamo, climate change, nuclear proliferation, weakened international institutions, and other issues related directly or indirectly to international law. The next president and the public worldwide need an accurate account of the important role of international law and The Power and Purpose of International Law seeks to provide it.Mary Ellen O'Connell explains the purpose of international law and the power it has to achieve that purpose. International law supports order in the world and the attainment of humanity's fundamental goals of peace, prosperity, respect for human rights, and protection of the natural environment. These goals can best be realized through international law, which uniquely has the capacity to bind even a superpower of the world. By exploring the roots and history of international law, and by looking at specific events in the history of international law, this book demonstrates the why and the how of international law and its enforcement. It directly confronts the notion that international law is "powerless" and that working within the framework of international law is useless or counter-productive. As the world moves forward, it is critical that both leaders and their citizens understand the true power and purpose of international law and this book creates a valuable resource for them to aid their understanding. It uses a clear, compelling style to convey topical, informative and cutting-edge information to the reader.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-08-28
Mått:234 x 157 x 25 mm
Vikt:706 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:408
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195368949

Utforska kategorier

Internationell rätt: transport och handel inom Juridik
Folkrätt inom Juridik
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

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Mary Ellen O'Connell holds the Robert and Marion Short Chair in Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School. She has studied, taught, and written about international law for over 25 years. Professor O'Connell received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, an LL.B. with first-class honors from Cambridge University, an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and her B.A. in History from Northwestern University. Herprevious publications include International Law and the Global War on Terrorism: Lectures for the University of Paris II (2007), International Dispute Resolution, Cases and Materials (2006), and Redefining Sovereignty: TheUse of Force After the Cold War (edited with M. Bothe and N. Ronzitti, 2005). Professor O'Connell has taught at such diverse institutions as the Notre Dame Law School, the US Department of Defense's George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies in Germany, Ohio State University College of Law, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Italy, the Oxford Institute on International and Comparative Law, Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel, Germany, and the University of Paris II (Paris, France). Her service to international law includesmembership in numerous organizations, including the International Law Association as Chair of the Study Committee on Use of Force, the Executive Committee of the International Law Section of the AmericanAssociation of Law Schools, the American Society of International Law (former member of the Executive Committee), the International Institute for Humanitarian Law (San Remo, Italy), the Lieber Society, and the German Society of International Law.

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The Power and Purpose of International Law is a critical response to the dismissive attitude adopted by the Bush administration, neo-conservatives, and some US writers and scholars-such as Goldsmith as Posner-towards international law

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION; PART I. ENFORCEMENT THEORY; PART. II. ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE; ARMED MEASURES; COUNTERMEASURES; JUDICIAL MEASURES; CONCLUSIONS

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