From Apology to Utopia: The Structure of International Legal Argument

By Martti Koskenniemi and Koskenniemi Martti

Book Overview

Drawing from a range of materials, Martti Koskenniemi demonstrates how international law becomes vulnerable to the contrasting criticisms of being either an irrelevant moralist Utopia or a manipulable fa ade 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. Originally published in English in Finland in 1989, this reissue includes a newly written Epilogue by the author.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521546966
• ISBN13: 9780521546966
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"