From Apology to Utopia: The Structure of International Legal Argument

di Martti Koskenniemi (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2006

This book presents a critical view of international law as an argumentative practice that aims to 'depoliticise' international relations. Drawing from a range of materials, Koskenniemi demonstrates how international law becomes vulnerable to the contrasting criticisms of being either an irrelevant moralist Utopia or a manipulable façade 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. This book was originally published in English in Finland in 1989 and though it quickly became a classic, it has been out of print for some years. In 2006, Cambridge was proud to reissue this seminal text, together with a freshly written Epilogue in which the author both responds to critiques of the original work, and reflects on the effect and significance of his 'deconstructive' approach today.

• Autore: Martti Koskenniemi
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2006
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 704 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 162 mm
• Peso: 1260 gr.
• EAN: 9780521838061

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