| Law at the Vanishing Point: A Philosophical Analysis of International Law Contributor(s): Fichtelberg, Aaron (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138266272 ISBN-13: 9781138266278 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International |
| Dewey: 340.1 |
| Series: Applied Legal Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.77 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two central questions are at the core of international legal theory: 'What is international law?', and 'Is international law really law?' This volume examines these critical questions and the philosophical foundations of modern international law using the tools of Anglo-American legal theory and western political thought. Engaging with both contemporary and historical legal theory and with an analysis of international law in action, the book builds an understanding and theory of law from the perspective of those who actually use this legal system and understand it, rather than constructing an artificial system from the standpoint of political scientists and moral philosophers. Law at the Vanishing Point provides a fascinating new challenge to those who reduce international law either to ethics or to politics and provides a critical new appraisal of its power as an independent force in human social relations. |
