| The Concept of International Legal Personality: An Inquiry Into the History and Theory of International Law Edition. Edition Contributor(s): Nijman, Janne Elisabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 9067041831 ISBN-13: 9789067041836 Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2004 Annotation: The Concept of International Legal Personality examines International Legal Personality (ILP) and its use in theories of international law. It firmly entrenches the concept of ILP in the broader context of the intellectual and socio-political trends against which these theories were shaped. It contains detailed studies of the work of ten of the most eminent scholars of international law and their use of ILP whilst also illustrating other important and enduring themes of international law. This account of the history of ILP not only offers alternatives to the traditional ideas concerning ILP, but also demonstrates how it has been and can be used in the re-conception of the moral-political identity of international law. The book contributes significantly to the study of the history and theory of international law, putting the concept of ILP into a new perspective by relating it to concepts of legitimacy, democracy, and justice in international governance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Air & Space - Law | International - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 327.101 |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.59" W x 9.62" (2.08 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the report of a journey. The reader is invited to join the author on a th trip in time and space. The trip takes its starting-point in 17 century Europe and th the as yet confused post-Thirty Years War society. After some stops in the 18 th and 19 century the author brings us to the post-World War I society which is as confused and is torn between ideals and despair. Then we make a stop in the post-World War II society when ideals seemingly have made place for trust in power but where we also get a glance of the fragile sapling of human rights law. And finally we pause in the post-Cold War world and try to cast a look into the future. What is the purpose of this journey, what is the author in search of? As is clear from the title it is the concept of International Legal Personality which for many will have a rather formal and positive law connotation. But the journey does not take us into the cabinets of Foreign Ministries or to conference-rooms or United Nations-buildings where the law is made nor to the court-rooms where the law is interpreted and modelled. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nijman, Janne Elisabeth: - Janne Elisabeth Nijman is a researcher at the Amsterdam Center of International Law, University of Amsterdam. |