Koskenniemi, Martti, <br/><br/>
From apology to utopia :  the structure of international legal argument : reissue with a new epilogue / 
Martti Koskenniemi. 
 - xix, 683 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-675) and index. 
<br/><br/> Objectivity in international law : conventional dilemmas --  Doctrinal history : the liberal doctrine of politics and international law --  The structure of modern doctrines --  Sovereignty --  Sources --  Custom --  Variations of world order : the structure of international legal argument --  Beyond objectivism.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8. 
<br/><br/> Presents a critical view of international law as an argumentative practice that aims to "depoliticise" international relations. Drawing from a range of materials, Koskenniemi demonstrates how international law becomes vulnerable to the contrasting criticisms of being either an irrelevant moralist Utopia or a manipulable faØ̈Þe 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521546966 0521838061 9780521546966 9780521838061 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006273703 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International law.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K302  / .K67 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341