Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account

by Jutta Brunnée and Stephen J. Toope

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521706831
• ISBN13: 9780521706834
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"