State interest and the sources of international law : doctrine, morality, and non-treaty law / Markus P. Beham
Series: (Routledge Research in International Law)Publication details: New York : Routledge , 2018 Description: 225 p ; 24 cmISBN: 9781138298781Subject(s): Derecho internacionalSummary: This book addresses the disparity between positive non-treaty law and its scholarly assessment in the area of moral concepts, understood as altruistic as opposed to reciprocal legal obligations. It shows how scholars are generously willing to assert the existence of a rule of international law, thereby moving further away from actual state practice, not taking into account the factors of legal rhetoric and the core survival interests of the state in the formation of custom and general principles of law.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This book addresses the disparity between positive non-treaty law and its scholarly assessment in the area of moral concepts, understood as altruistic as opposed to reciprocal legal obligations. It shows how scholars are generously willing to assert the existence of a rule of international law, thereby moving further away from actual state practice, not taking into account the factors of legal rhetoric and the core survival interests of the state in the formation of custom and general principles of law.