The limits of International law / Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner.

By:

Goldsmith, Jack L [author.]

Contributor(s):

Posner, Eric A, 1965- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 262 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0195168399
9780195168396

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

341.01 22

LOC classification:

KZ3160.P67 A38 2005

Contents:

Pt. 1. Customary international law -- 1. A theory of customary international law -- 2. Case studies -- Pt. 2. Treaties -- 3. A theory of international agreements -- 4. Human rights -- 5. International trade -- Pt. 3. Rhetoric, morality, and international law -- 6. A theory of international rhetoric -- 7. International law and moral obligation -- 8. Liberal democracy and cosmopolitan duty.

Review: "In this book, Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner argue that international law does matter but that it is less powerful and less significant than public officials, legal experts, and the media believe. International law, they contend, is simply a product of states pursuing their interests on the international stage. It does not pull states toward compliance contrary to their interests, and the possibilities for what it can achieve are limited. It follows that many global problems are simply unsolvable."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252) and index.

"In this book, Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner argue that international law does matter but that it is less powerful and less significant than public officials, legal experts, and the media believe. International law, they contend, is simply a product of states pursuing their interests on the international stage. It does not pull states toward compliance contrary to their interests, and the possibilities for what it can achieve are limited. It follows that many global problems are simply unsolvable."--BOOK JACKET.

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