Legitimacy and Legality in International Law - An Interactional Account (Paperback)

It has never been more important to understand how international law enables and constrains international politics. By drawing together the legal theory of Lon Fuller and the insights of constructivist international relations scholars, this book articulates a pragmatic view of how international obligation is created and maintained. First, legal norms can only arise in the context of social norms based on shared understandings. Second, internal features of law, or 'criteria of legality', are crucial to law's ability to promote adherence, to inspire 'fidelity'. Third, legal norms are built, maintained or destroyed through a continuing practice of legality. Through case studies of the climate change regime, the anti-torture norm, and the prohibition on the use of force, it is shown that these three elements produce a distinctive legal legitimacy and a sense of commitment among those to whom law is addressed.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Jutta Brunnee • Stephen J. Toope
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	436
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-70683-4
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-70683-1
Barcode:	9780521706834

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