| The Gentle Civilizer of Nations: The Rise and Fall of International Law 1870 1960 Contributor(s): Koskenniemi, Martti (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521548098 ISBN-13: 9780521548090 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Air & Space - Law | International |
| Dewey: 341.09 |
| Lexile Measure: 1710 |
| Series: Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (1.83 lbs) 584 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Koskenniemi traces the emergence of a liberal sensibility relating to international matters in the late 19th century, and its subsequent decline after the Second World War. He combines legal analysis, historical and political critique and semi-biographical studies of key figures, including Hersch Lauterpacht, Carl Schmitt and Hans Morgenthau. Finally, his discussion of legal and political realism at American law schools ends in a critique of post-1960 instrumentalism. This wide-ranging study provides a unique reflection on the future of critical international law. |
Contributor Bio(s): Koskenniemi, Martti: - University of Helsinki. |