The Project of Positivism in International Law by M?nica Garc?a-Salmones Rovira

by Monica Garcia-Salmones Rovira

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The Project of Positivism in International Law by M nica Garc a-Salmones Rovira Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Positivism is seen as one of the most influential theoretical frameworks for understanding international law. This book investigates its origins and demonstrates how it has influenced the development of international law. It illuminates and re-assesses the work of Hans Kelsen and Lassa Oppenheim, two of the key architects of positivist thought. Publisher Description International legal positivism has been crucial to the development of international law since the nineteenth century. It is often seen as the basis of mainstream or traditional international legal thought. The Project of Positivism in International Law addresses this theory in the long-standing tradition of critical intellectual histories of international law. It provides a nuanced analysis of the resilience of the economic-positivist theory, and shows howinfluential its role was in shaping the modern frameworks of international law. The book argues that the rise of positivist international law was inseparable from philosophical developments placing the notionof conflict of interests at the centre of collective life. Where previously international thought was dominated by notions of the right, the just, and the good, increasingly international relations became viewed as interests in need of harmonisation. In this context, international law was re-fou

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2014
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199685202
• Condition: Fine

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