| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 683 pages) |
| Contents |
Objectivity in international law: conventional dilemmas -- Doctrinal history: the liberal doctrine of politics and its effect on international law -- The structure of modern doctrines -- Sovereignty -- Sources -- Custom -- Variations of world order: the structure of international legal argument -- Beyond objectivism -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
"Drawing from a range of materials, Martti Koskenniemi demonstrates how international law becomes vulnerable to the contrasting criticisms of being either an irrelevant moralist Utopia or a manipulable facade for State interests. He examines the conflicts inherent in international law--sources, sovereignty, 'custom' and 'world order--and shows how legal discourse about such subjects can be described in terms of a small number of argumentative rules. Originally published in English in Finland in 1989, this reissue includes a newly written Epilogue by the author."-- Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-675) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International law.
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Forensic orations.
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LAW -- International.
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Forensic orations
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International law
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Internationaal recht.
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Internationale betrekkingen.
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Argumentatie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511140541 |
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9780511140549 |
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9780511139772 |
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0511139772 |
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9780511493713 |
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0511493711 |
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