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The Politics of International Law - 20 Years Later

European Journal of International Law, 2009

The essay examines some of the changes in my own thinking about the politics of engaging in international law since the original publication of the article that opened the fi rst issue of EJIL in 1990. The essay points to the change of focus from indeterminacy (to which I am as committed as ever) of legal arguments to the structural biases of international institutions. It then discusses the politics of defi nition, that is to say, the strategic practice of defi ning international situations and problems in new expert languages so as to gain control over them. It attacks the increasing ' managerialism ' in the fi eld and ends with a few refl ections about the signifi cance of the moment of the establishment of the Journal 20 years ago.

Review article, Oxford Handbook of the Sources of International Law

ALWD 6th ed. Forji, A. ., The oxford handbook of the history of international law, bardo fassbender, anne peters, simone peter & daniel hogger (editors), 16(1) J. Hist. Int'l L. 90 (2014). APA 7th ed. Forji, A. (2014). The oxford handbook of the history of international law, bardo fassbender, anne peters, simone peter & daniel hogger (editors).

International Law in Perplexing Times

_______________________ It is a great honor to have been invited to present the keynote address at this conference. In her remarks, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright provided us with an insightful overview of the role of international law in international relations. Drawing from her rich experiences, she detailed both the potential and the limits of international norms and institutions in a complex and rapidly changing world. I will try to complement Secretary Albright's thoughtful observations by approaching similar themes from the relatively detached perspective of an international law scholar. 1 Our conference title directs us to explore evolving conceptions of international law and governance. I take this as an invitation to engage in the wonderfully creative task of imagining the future of the global legal order. It would be difficult to identify a topic that is more and retains the informal nature of my oral remarks. I am grateful to Professors Michael Van Alsti...

International Law's Collected Stories

2020

Palgrave Studies in International Relations (the EISA book series), published in association with European International Studies Association, provides scholars with the best theoretically-informed scholarship on the global issues of our time. The series includes cutting-edge monographs and edited collections which bridge schools of thought and cross the boundaries of conventional fields of study. EISA members can access a 50% discount to PSIR, the EISA book series, here http://www.eisa-net. org/sitecore/content/be-bruga/mci-registrations/eisa/login/landing.aspx. Mai'a K. Davis Cross is the Edward W.

History and Theory of International Law (January 2020)

2020

This Subject Guide is for an elective LLB subject, co-taught by Dr Sara Dehm and Prof Ana Vrdoljak at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney in January 2020. The Subject Guide lists the seminar topics and required preparation for each session, including required readings and discussion questions for each topic. The subject is designed to engage students in a discussion and analysis of the histories and theories of international law, through the use of select case studies. It is not intended as a comprehensive or survey subject.

International Law and International Relations

In this fully updated and revised edition, the authors explore the evolution, nature and function of international law in world politics and situate international law in its historical and political context. They pro- pose three interdisciplinary ‘lenses’ (realist, liberal and constructivist) through which to view the role of international law in world politics, and suggest that the concept of an international society provides the overall context within which international legal developments occur. These theoretical perspectives offer different ways of looking at inter- national law in terms of what it is, how it works and how it changes. Topics covered include the use of force, international crimes, human rights, international trade and the environment. The new edition also contains more material on non-western perspectives, international insti- tutions, non-state actors, and a new bibliography. Each chapter features discussion questions and guides to further reading.

Law and Politics Book Review FIVE MASTERS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Focused on five prominent scholars of international law, and casting light on the related institutions which frequently engaged them, the present book provides insight into chief currents of international law during the last decades of the twentieth century. Spanning the gap, in some degree, between Anglo-American and continental approaches to international law, the volume consists of short intellectual portraits, combined with interviews, of selected specialists in international law. The interviews were conducted by the editor, Antonio Cassese, between 1993 and 1995 though the present volume was published only last year.