Law without Nations (The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought)

The possibility of law in the absence of a nation would seem to strip law from its source of meaning and value. At the same time, law divorced from nations would clear the ground for a cosmopolitan vision in which the prejudices or idiosyncrasies of distinctive national traditions would give way to more universalist groundings for law. These alternately dystopian and utopian viewpoints inspire this original collection of essays on law without nations. This book examines the ways in which the growing internationalization of law affects domestic national law, the relationship between cosmopolitan legal ideas and understandings of national identity, and the intersections of identity and law based on the liberal tradition of jurisprudence and transnational influences. Ultimately, Law without Nations offers sharp analyses of the fraught relationship between the nation and the state--and the legal forms and practices that they require, constitute, and violently contest. 'law Without Nations' Examines The Ways In Which The Growing Internationalization Of Law Affects Domestic National Law, The Relationship Between Cosmopolitan Legal Ideas And Understandings Of National Identity, And The Intersections Of Identity And Law Based On The Liberal Tradition Of Jurisprudence. Law Without Nations : An Introduction / Lawrence Douglas, Austin Sarat And Martha Merrill Umphrey -- Beyond Beyond The State : Re-thinking Law And Globalization / Jeremy Elkins -- State Law Without Its State / Karen Knop -- Law Without Nation? : The Ongoing Jewish Discussion / Suzanne Last Stone -- Western Imperialism And Islamic Law / Margaret Kohn -- Ethnic Cleansing, Genocides And Gross Violations Of Human Rights : The State Versus Humanitarian Law / Elazar Barkan -- Geertz's Challenge : Is It Possible To Be A Robust Cultural Pluralist And A Dedicated Political Liberal At The Same Time? / Richard A. Shweder. Edited By Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, Martha Merrill Umphrey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Law without nations : an introduction / Lawrence Douglas, Austin Sarat and Martha Umphrey Beyond "beyond the state" : re-thinking law and globalization / Jeremy Elkins State law without its state / Karen Knop Law without nation? : the ongoing Jewish discussion / Suzanne Last Stone Western imperialism and Islamic law / Margaret Kohn Ethnic cleansing, genocides and gross violations of human rights : the state versus humanitarian law / Elazar Barkan Geertz's challenge : robust cultural pluralism in a liberal multinational empire / Richard A. Shweder. Law without Nations offers sharp analyses of the fraught relationship between the nation and the state and of the legal forms and practices that they require, constitute, and violently contest.