Cambridge Companion To International Law (Cambridge Companions to Law)

"This intellectually rigorous introduction to international law encourages readers to engage with multiple aspects of the topic: as 'law' directing and shaping its subjects; as a technique for governing the world of states and beyond statehood; and as a framework within which several critical and constructivist projects are articulated. The articles situate international law in its historical and ideological context and examine core concepts such as sovereignty, jurisdiction and the state. Attention is also given to its operation within international institutions and in dispute settlement, and a separate section is devoted to international law's 'projects': protecting human rights, eradicating poverty, the conservation of resources, the regulation of international trade and investment and the establishment of international order. The diverse group of contributors draws from disciplinary orientations ranging from positivism to postmodernism to ensure that this book is informed theoretically and politically, as well as grounded in practice"-- Provided by publisher 01.0_pp_i_iv_Frontmatter 1 02.0_pp_v_vi_Contents 5 03.0_pp_vii_vii_Preface 7 04.0_pp_viii_xii_Notes_on_contributors 8 05.0_pp_1_22_Introduction 13 06.0_pp_23_24_The_contexts_of_international_law 35 06.1_pp_25_46_International_law_in_diplomatic_history 37 06.2_pp_47_63_International_law_in_the_world_of_ideas 59 06.3_pp_64_92_International_law_as_law 76 07.0_pp_93_94_International_law_and_the_state 105 07.1_pp_95_116_Statehood 107 07.2_pp_117_133_Sovereignty_as_a_legal_value 129 07.3_pp_134_157_Exercise_and_limits_of_jurisdiction 146 07.4_pp_158_184_Lawfare_and_warfare 170 08.0_pp_185_186_Techniques_and_arenas 197 08.1_pp_187_202_Law-making_and_sources 199 08.2_pp_203_227_International_courts 215 08.3_pp_228_244_International_institutions 240 08.4_pp_245_268_International_law_and_the_relativities_of_enforcement 257 09.0_pp_269_270_Projects_of_international_law 281 09.1_pp_271_289_Constituting_order 283 09.2_pp_290_308_Legitimating_the_international_rule_of_law 302 09.3_pp_309_326_Human_rights_in_disastrous_times 321 09.4_pp_327_351_Justifying_justice 339 09.5_pp_352_372_Regulating_trade_investment_and_money 364 09.6_pp_373_397_Divided_against_itself 385 09.7_pp_398_420_Conserving_the_worlds_resources 410 10.0_pp_421_437_Guide_to_electronic_sources_of_international_law 433 11.0_pp_438_443_International_law_chronology 450 12.0_pp_444_452_Select_guide_to_further_reading 456 13.0_pp_453_471_Index 465 "From an exotic specialization on the fringes of the law school, international law has turned during the last century into a ubiquitous presence in global policy-making as well as in academic and journalistic commentary on such policy-making. With internationalization first, globalization later, questions about the legality under international treaties or customary law of this or that action were posed with increasing urgency in the media and by citizen activists as well as by governments and international institutions"-- Provided by publisher This accessible introduction to international law brings together a group of leading academics to bridge the divides between legal and non-legal methodologies, traditional and critical approaches, theoretical and practical projects of social emancipation and Anglo-American and European orientations towards international law.