Alexander Orakhelashvili, Professor, School of Law, University of Birmingham, UK

'Alexander Orakhelashvili's International Law and International Politics is a courageous endeavour to find common ground between the disciplines of international law and international relations. While both disciplines study the same phenomena, in terms of methodological approach, they may sometimes seem worlds apart. Intriguingly, Dr Orakhelashvili shows that the dominant theoretical streams in international law and international relations, namely legal positivism and political realism, are in fact based on the same rationales.'

• Contents: Introduction 1. State as basic units 2. Law, power and politics 3. The foundational framework 4. Models of authority and governance 5. Law, power and global space 6. Peace and war Conclusion Index

Alexander Orakhelashvili, Professor, School of Law, University of Birmingham, UK

'Alexander Orakhelashvili's International Law and International Politics is a courageous endeavour to find common ground between the disciplines of international law and international relations. While both disciplines study the same phenomena, in terms of methodological approach, they may sometimes seem worlds apart. Intriguingly, Dr Orakhelashvili shows that the dominant theoretical streams in international law and international relations, namely legal positivism and political realism, are in fact based on the same rationales.'

• Contents: Introduction 1. State as basic units 2. Law, power and politics 3. The foundational framework 4. Models of authority and governance 5. Law, power and global space 6. Peace and war Conclusion Index

Alexander Orakhelashvili, Professor, School of Law, University of Birmingham, UK

'Alexander Orakhelashvili's International Law and International Politics is a courageous endeavour to find common ground between the disciplines of international law and international relations. While both disciplines study the same phenomena, in terms of methodological approach, they may sometimes seem worlds apart. Intriguingly, Dr Orakhelashvili shows that the dominant theoretical streams in international law and international relations, namely legal positivism and political realism, are in fact based on the same rationales.'

• Contents: Introduction 1. State as basic units 2. Law, power and politics 3. The foundational framework 4. Models of authority and governance 5. Law, power and global space 6. Peace and war Conclusion Index