To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Theory of International Law

Hardback

Main Details

Title Theory of International Law
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Kolb
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781782258803
ClassificationsDewey:341
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Hart Publishing
Publication Date 20 October 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book seeks to analyse various aspects of international law, the link being how they structure and marshal the different forces in the international legal order. It takes the following approaches to the matter. First, an attempt is made to determine the fundamental characteristics of international law, the forces that delineate and permeate its applications. Secondly, the multiple relations between law and policy are analysed. Politics are a highly relevant factor in the implementation of every legal order (and also a threat to it); this is all the more true in international law, where the two forces, law and politics, have significant links. Thirdly, the discussion focuses on a series of fundamental socio-legal notions: the common good, justice, legal security, reciprocity (plus equality and proportionality), liberty, ethics and social morality, and reason.

Author Biography

Robert Kolb is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Geneva.

Reviews

Theory of International Law is an important contribution to the theoretical analysis of public international law ... recommended for academics and professionals ... they will find important reflections to analyse and (re)value the importance of law for society and the international community. (Translated from the original Spanish) -- Humberto Cantu Rivera * Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional *