Law and Disciplinarity

Tanisha Fazal, University of Notre Dame, USA.Kennan Ferguson, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USAShubha Ghosh, University of Wisconsin, USADouglas Howland, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USAScott Kildall, ArtistJan Klabbers, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, SwitzerlandFriedrich Kratochwil, Kyung Hee University, South KoreaCatherine Lotrionte, Georgetown University, USAMonroe Price, University of Pennsylvania, USAPeter Sands, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USANathaniel Stern, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USAMichael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA

"The study of international law has too long been isolated from other academic disciplines (and vice-versa). Many scholars have called for greater integration and collaboration; this volume delivers." Paul F. Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, USA "This fascinating collection of essays explores ways in which globalization, and especially its technological dimensions, challenge the boundaries of international law as well as the boundaries of sovereignty, authority, and power a timely update on the interdisciplinary project in law." Shirley Scott, Vice-Chair, International Law Section, International Studies Association

• PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Thinking beyond Borders: Reflections on Law and Disciplinarity; Robert J. Beck PART II: THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AS SUBJECT AND DISCIPLINE 2. The Relative Autonomy of International Law or The Forgotten Politics of Interdisciplinarity; Jan Klabbers 3. Speed Limits and Speed Bumps: The Fictions and Functions of International Law; Kennan Ferguson PART III: LAW, WARFARE, AND TERRITORIAL BORDERS 4. Cyberwar: Building a Normative and Legal-Based Approach for Cyberdeterrence; Catherine Lotrionte 5. Why Are Failed States' Borders Stable against External Predation?; Tanisha Fazal PART IV: LAW AND ART IN THE GLOBAL REALM 6.The Movement of Skilled Labor and Knowledge Across Borders; Shubha Ghosh 7. Wikipedia Art: At the Borders of (Wiki) Law, Lawyering, Lobbying and Power; Scott Kildall and Nathaniel Stern PART V: LAW AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE 8. International Law, State Will, and the Standard of Civilization in Japan's Assertion of Sovereign Equality; Douglas Howland 9. Cyberstates?; Peter Sands PART VI: LAW, THE INTERNET, AND COMMUNICATION 10. Ghosts, Vampires and the Global Shaping of Internet Policy; Monroe E. Price 11. Privacy Protection in the Next Digital Decade: 'Trading Up' or a 'Race to the Bottom?'; Michael Zimmer PART VII: LAW IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION 12. Communication, Niklas Luhmann, and the Fragmentation Debate; Friedrich Kratochwil