Formalism and the Sources of International Law: A Theory of the Ascertainment of Legal Rules

by Jean d'Aspremont

This book revisits the theory of the sources of international law from the perspective of formalism. It critically analyzes the virtues of formalism, construed as a theory of law ascertainment, as a means of distinguishing between law and non-law. The theory of formalism is re-evaluated against the backdrop of the growing acceptance by international legal theorists of the blurring of the lines between law and non-law. At the same time, the book acknowledges...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199682267
• ISBN13: 9780199682263
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"