The changing practices of international law / edited by Tanja Aalberts, Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen
Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2018 Description: 251 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781108425971Subject(s): Derecho internacionalSummary: With more than 158,000 treaties and some 125 judicial organisations, international law has become an inescapable factor in world politics since the Second World War. In recent years, however, international law has also been increasingly challenged as states are voicing concerns that it is producing unintended effects and accuse international courts of judicial activism. This book provides an important corrective to existing theories of international law by focusing on how states respond to increased legalisation and rely on legal expertise to manoeuvre within and against international law.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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With more than 158,000 treaties and some 125 judicial organisations, international law has become an inescapable factor in world politics since the Second World War. In recent years, however, international law has also been increasingly challenged as states are voicing concerns that it is producing unintended effects and accuse international courts of judicial activism. This book provides an important corrective to existing theories of international law by focusing on how states respond to increased legalisation and rely on legal expertise to manoeuvre within and against international law.