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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

Historians of political thought and international lawyers have both expanded their interest in the formation of the present global order. History, Politics, Law is the first express encounter between the two disciplines, juxtaposing their perspectives on questions of method and substance. The essays throw light on their approaches to the role of politics and the political in the history of the world beyond the single polity. They discuss the contrast between practice and theory as well as the role of conceptual and contextual analyses in both fields. Specific themes raised for both disciplines include statehood, empires and the role of international institutions, as well as the roles of economics, innovation and gender. The result is a vibrant cross-section of contrasts and parallels between the methods and practices of the two disciplines, demonstrating the many ways in which both can learn from each other.

By examining the relationship between international law and empire from early modernity to the present, this volume improves current understandings of the way international legal institutions, practices, and narratives have shaped imperial ideas about and structures of world governance

This collective volume brings together contributions by academics in various fields of law and the humanities, in order to tackle the complex interactions between international law and religion. The originality and the variety of approaches makes this work a must-have for academics planning to approach the topic in the future

The Pilot Project of the Council of Europe on State Practice regarding State Succession and Issues of Recognition carried out under the aegis of the Ad Hoc Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) encompasses the practice of sixteen member States of the Council of Europe and provides significant information about these States' position vis-à-vis the new European architecture following the developments of 1989. On the basis of the information gathered, the CAHDI decided on the preparation of a report by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, the T.M.C. Asser Institute and the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights. With this report the Council of Europe wishes to contribute in a practical manner to the celebration of the United Nations Decade of International Law (1989-1999) and to facilitate the understanding of how States can help to build a stable and peaceful international community by paving the way for the progressive development of international law in this area. Le Projet pilote du Conseil de l'Europe concernant la pratique des Etats relative à la succession d'Etats et les questions de reconnaissance, mis en oeuvre sous l'égide du Comité ad hoc des conseillers juridiques sur le droit international public (CAHDI) renferme la pratique de seize Etats membres du Conseil de l'Europe et apporte des informations importantes sur la position de ces Etats vis-à-vis de la nouvelle architecture européenne qui a suivi les développements de 1989. Sur la base de l'information rassemblée, le CAHDI a décidé la préparation d'un rapport par l'Institut Max Planck de Droit public comparé et de Droit international, l'Institut T.M.C. Asser et l'Institut Erik Castrén de droit international et des droits de l'homme. Avec ce rapport le Conseil de l'Europe souhaite contribuer d'une manière pratique à la célébration de la Décennie des Nations Unies sur le droit international (1989-1999), et faciliter la compréhension des moyens dont disposent les Etats pour aider à construire une communauté internationale de stabilité et de paix, en préparant le chemin pour un développement progressif du droit international dans ce domaine

Dieser Band versammelt Aufsätze renommierter Völker-und Europarechtler über Vergangenheit und Zukunft des internationalen Rechts, die aus Anlass des 100-jährigen Gründungsjubiläums der Frankfurter Universität entstanden sind. Es geht um die Geschichte von Völker- und Europarecht, die zentrale Bedeutung der spiritual dimension der europäischen Rechtsordnung und um das Internet als Chance, alle von globaler Rechtsetzung betroffenen Personen am Entscheidungsprozess zu beteiligen.
Mit Beiträgen von Michael Bothe, Stefan Kadelbach, Martti Koskenniemi, Joseph H.H. Weiler und Ingolf Pernice.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction: The Concept of the State in International Relations -- 1. International Law and Statehood: A Performative View -- 2. The State as a Universe of Discourse -- 3. Sovereignty and the Personality of the State -- 4. The State as Urban Myth: Governance without Government in the Global South -- 5. Decolonising Sovereignty: Globalisation and the Return of Hyper-Sovereignty -- 6. The Concept of the State as a Community of Liability -- 7. From Global Governance to Global Stateness -- 8. Open Societies, Cosmopolitanism and the Kelsenian State as a Safeguard against Nationalism -- Index

1. "Bodyguard of Lies": Franklin D. Roosevelt and Defensible Deceit in Word War II. - 2. Political Leadership and "Dirty Hands": Winston Churchill and the City Bombing of Germany. - 3. No End of a Lesson: Vietnam and the Nature of Moral Choice in Foreign Policy. - 4. Noncombatant Immunity and Civilian Liability in Contempoary Asymmetric warfare. - 5. Power and Principle: The Statecraft of Theodore Roosevelt. - 6. The Higher Realism of Woodrow Wilson. - 7. Responsibility to Protect: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities. - 8. Realism and Idealism in Historical Perspective: Otto von Bismarck. - 9. Konrad Adenauer, Arms and Redemption of Germany. - 10. Eduard Shevardnadze and the End of the Soviet System: Necessity and Choice. - 11. "The Lady Doth Protest Too Much": Intervention and the Turn of Ethics in International Law. - 12. Human Security. - 13. Drone Ethics. - 14. Ethics and Targeted Sanctions