From Apology to Utopia - The Structure of International Legal Argument (Hardcover, Revised)

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 facade 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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2006
First published:	2005
Authors:	Martti Koskenniemi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	704
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-83806-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Law > International law > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-83806-1
Barcode:	9780521838061

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