From Apology to Utopia: The Structure of International Legal Argument

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.

Author: Martti Koskenniemi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/27/2006
Pages: 704
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780521546966

About the Author
Koskenniemi, Martti: - University of Helsinki.

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