The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of International Legal Theory provides an accessible and authoritative guide to the major thinkers, concepts, approaches, and debates that have shaped contemporary international legal theory. The Handbook features 48 original essays by leading international scholars from a wide range of traditions, nationalities, and perspectives, reflecting the richness and diversity of this dynamic field. The collection explores key questions and debates in international legal theory, offers new intellectual histories for the discipline, and provides fresh interpretations of significant historical figures, texts, and theoretical approaches. It provides a much-needed map of the field of international legal theory, and a guide to the main themes and debates that have driven theoretical work in international law. The Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to gain an overview of current theoretical debates about the nature, function, foundations, and future role of international law. Introduction Theorizing International Law, Anne Orford and Florian Hoffmann Part I: Histories 1: Theorizing the Turn to History in International Law, Matthew Craven 2: Roman Law and the Intellectual History of International Law, Randall Lesaffer 3: Transformations of Natural Law: Germany 1648-1815, Martti Koskenniemi 4: Hugo Grotius: The Making of a Founding Father of International Law, Martine Julia Van Ittersum 5: The Critique Of Classical Thought During the Interwar Period: Vattel And Van Vollenhoven, Emmanuelle Tourme-Jouannet 6: The Ottoman Empire, the Origins of Extraterritoriality, and International Legal Theory, Umut Özsu 7: China in the Age of the World Picture, Teemu Ruskola 8: Imperialism And International Legal Theory, Antony Anghie 9: Early Twentieth Century Positivism Revisited, Mónica García-Salmones 10: Hans Kelsen and the Return of Universalism, Jochen von Bersnstorff 11: Schmitt, Schmitteanism and contemporary International Legal Theory, Robert Howse 12: Hannah Arendt and International Legal Theory, Deborah Whitehall 13: International Legal Theory in Russia: A Civilizational Perspective, or can Individuals be Subjects of International Law?, Lauri Mälksoo Part II: Approaches 14: Natural Law in International Legal Theory: Linear and Dialectical Presentations, Geoff Gordon 15: Marxist Approaches to International Law, Robert Knox 16: Realist Approaches to International Law, Oliver Jütersonke 17: Constructivism and the Politics of International Law, Oliver Kessler 18: The International Signs Law, Peter Goodrich 19: Moral Philosophy and International Law, Samantha Besson 20: International Legal Positivism, Jörg Kammerhofer 21: Yale's Policy Science and International Law: Between Legal Formalism and the Policy Conceptualism, Hengameh Saberi 22: International Law and Economics: Letting Go of 'The Normal' in Pursuit of an Ever-Elusive Real, Dan Danielsen 23: Liberal Internationalism, Daniel Joyce 24: Feminist Approaches to International Law, Dianne Otto 25: Kant, Cosmopolitanism, and International Law, Wouter Werner and Geoff Gordon 26: Global Administrative Law And Deliberative Democracy, Benedict Kingsbury, Megan Donaldson And Rodrigo Vallejo Part III: Regimes and Doctrines 27: Towards a New Theory of Sources in International Law, Jean d'Aspremont 28: Something to do With States, Gerry Simpson 29: Theorizing Recognition and International Personality, Rose Parfitt 30: Theorizing Jurisdiction, Gregor Noll 31: Theorizing International Organizations, Jan Klabbers 32: Theorizing The Corporation In International Law, Fleur Johns 33: Theorizing International Law on force and intervention, Dino Kritsiotis 34: Theorizing Human Rights, Ben Golder 35: Theorizing Free Trade, Anne Orford 36: International Criminal Law: Theory All Over The Place, Sarah Nouwen 37: Theorizing The Laws of War, Frédéric Mégret 38: Theorizing Transitional Justice: Cashing in the Blue Chips, Vasuki Nesiah 39: Theorizing International Environmental Law, Stephen Humphreys and Yoriko Otomo, 40: Theorizing International Law and Development, Kerry Rittich 41: Theorizing Responsibility, Outi Korhonen and Toni Selkälä 42: Theorizing Private International Law, Horatia Muir Watt 43: Transnational Migration, Globalization, and Governance: Theorizing a Crisis, Chantal Thomas Part IV: Debates 44: Religion, Secularism, and International Law, Reut Paz 45: The Idea of Progress, Thomas Skouterist 46: International Legalism and International Politics, Florian Hoffmann 47: Creating Poverty, Jason Beckett 48: Fragmentation and Constitutionalization, Anne Peters "The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law provides an accessible and authoritative guide to the major thinkers, concepts, approaches, and debates that have shaped contemporary international legal theory. The Handbook features original essays by leading international scholars from a wide range of traditions, nationalities, and perspectives, reflecting the richness and diversity of this dynamic field. The collection explores key questions and debates in international legal theory, offers new intellectual histories for the discipline, and provides fresh interpretations of significant historical figures, texts, and theoretical approaches. It provides a much-needed map of the field of international legal theory, and a guide to the main themes and debates that have driven theoretical work in international law. The Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to gain an overview of current theoretical debates about the nature, function, foundations, and future role of international law"--Unedited summary from book jacket The Oxford Handbook of International Legal Theory provides an accessible and authoritative guide to the major thinkers, concepts, approaches, and debates that have shaped contemporary international legal theory. The Handbook features close to fifty original essays by leading international scholars from a wide range of traditions, nationalities, and perspectives, reflecting the richness and diversity of this dynamic field. The collection explores key questions and debates in international legal theory, offers new intellectual histories for the discipline, and provides fresh interpretations of significant historical figures, texts, and theoretical approaches. It provides a much-needed map of the field of international legal theory, and a guide to the main themes and debates that have driven theoretical work in international law. The Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to gain an overview of current theoretical debates about the nature, function, foundations, and future role of international law. This Oxford Handbook Explores Key Questions And Debates In International Legal Theory, Offering New Intellectual Histories For The Discipline, And Providing Fresh Interpretations Of Significant Historical Figures, Texts, And Theoretical Approaches. Histories -- Approaches -- Regimes And Doctrines -- Debates. Edited By Anne Orford And Florian Hoffmann With Martin Clark. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This book provides a guide to the major thinkers, concepts, approaches, and debates that have shaped contemporary international legal theory. The book explores key questions and debates in international legal theory, offers new intellectual histories for the discipline, and provides fresh interpretations of significant historical figures, texts, and theoretical approaches."