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Law without Force : the Function of Politics in International Law.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Niemeyer, Gerhart
Otros Autores: Henry, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Somerset : Taylor and Francis, 2001.
Colección:Library of conservative thought.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Unreality of International Law and the Unlawfulness of International Reality; The war and the problem of reconstruction; The breakdown of world order outlined; Passing sickness or organic disease?; Where to look for the cause; The difficulties of remedying the situation; Law without force; PART ONE: The Function of Law in International Politics; Historical Introduction: A Genealogy of International law.
  • Political conditions surrounding the birth of international lawInterstate law: Last bequest of Roman universalism; Spiritual world unity and international law; The European solidarity of the Estates; Ius belli ac pacis; I: Law in the Interdynastic Politics of Absolutism; The three aspects of Absolutism in politics; The consolidation of centralized power; The interdynastic function of ius gentium; The theory of international law and the â#x80;#x9C;Third Estateâ#x80;#x9D;; II: The role of international law during the period of liberalism and imperialism; The growth of bourgeois world society.
  • Legal formalism in nineteenth century international relationsPeace through law; The function of legal theory in international relations; III: The place of law in the world politics of today; International law and social structure; The end of laissez-faire; The authority of the State in international trade; The disruption of international society; The politicization of social life; The new slogan: Freedom of action for governments; The trend of world politics; The misfitting role of the traditional law of nations; PART TWO: Legal Theory and Political Reality.
  • Sociological Introduction: The Connotations of PoliticsPolitics and the State; The elements of organization; The unity of large organizations; Organization is a unit not of men, but of behavior; The specific function of political organization; The specific structure of political organization; The connotations of politics; The extent of political organization in social life; Definitions; IV: Moral Idealism and Political Realism in International Law; Factual and normative approaches in legal theory; The origin of international law as a special discipline; The features of personalistic law.
  • The dualism of subjective reality and objective idealityThe antithesis between international law and international politics; The historical substanceof the international â#x80;#x9C; idealâ#x80;#x9D;; The element of natural law in the theory of positivism; Forms of procedure preferred to norms of justice; The seventeenth century inheritance in our international law; V: The sociological Background of International Law; The humanistic basis of the traditional law of nations; Dualism between public and private interest as a root of international law; The institutional framework of individualism.