International Law Theories

An Inquiry into Different Ways of Thinking

AvAndrea Bianchi

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Two fish are swimming in a pond. 'Do you know what?' the fish asks his friend. 'No, tell me.' 'I was talking to a frog the other day. And he told me that we are surrounded by water!' His friend looks at him with great scepticism: 'Water? Whats that? Show me some water!' International lawyers often find themselves focused on the practice of the law rather than the underlying theories. This book is an attempt to stir up 'the water' that international lawyers swim in. It analyses a range of theoretical approaches to international law and invites readers to engage with different ways of legal thinking in order to familiarize themselves with the water all around us, of which we hardly have any perception. The main aim of this book is to provide interested scholars, practitioners, and students of international law and other disciplines with an introduction to various international legal theories, their genealogies, and possible critiques. By providing an analytical approach to international legal theory, the book encourages readers to enhance their sensitivity to these different approaches and to consider how the presuppositions behind each theory affect analysis, research, and practice in international law. International Law Theories is intended to assist students, scholars, and practitioners in reflecting more generally about how knowledge is formed in the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-11-10
Mått:156 x 233 x 17 mm
Vikt:512 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198725121

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Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik
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Mer om författaren

Andrea Bianchi is Professor of International Law and Head of the International Law Department at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Previously, he was a Professor at the Catholic University, Milan, Associate Professor at the University of Parma and Professorial Lecturer in International Law at the Bologna Centre of Johns Hopkins University. He has researched and published extensively on various aspects of public international law, with a particular emphasis on theoretical and methodological issues.

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The book successfully makes international law theories - or better, 'different ways of thinking about international law' - accessible and relatable ... If, as Bianchi states, the mission is to 'stir up the water that we, as international lawyers, swim in' and encourage more lawyers to interrogate their perceptions of what 'water' even is, then this book might be read as a seductive enticement to get our feet soaking wet.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; I. Traditional Approaches ; II. Constitutionalism ; III. Marxism ; IV. The New Haven School and Policy-oriented Jurisprudence ; V. International Relations Theory ; VI. Social Science Methodology ; VII. Critical Legal Studies ; VIII. Helsinki School ; IX. Feminist Approaches ; X. 'Third World' Approaches ; XI. Legal Pluralism ; XII. Social Idealism ; XIII. Law and Economics ; XIV. Law and Literature