| Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account Contributor(s): Brunnee, Jutta (Author), Toope, Stephen J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521706831 ISBN-13: 9780521706834 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International |
| Dewey: 341 |
| LCCN: 2010021906 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.50 lbs) 436 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brunnee, Jutta: - Jutta Brunnee is Professor of Law and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law at the University of Toronto.Toope, Stephen J.: - Stephen J. Toope is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. |