TY  - BOOK
AU  - Koskenniemi,Martti
TI  - From apology to utopia: the structure of international legal argument : reissue with a new epilogue 
SN  - 0521546966
AV  - K302 .K67 2005
U1  - 341 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - International law
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-675) and index; 1; Objectivity in international law : conventional dilemmas --; 2; Doctrinal history : the liberal doctrine of politics and international law --; 3; The structure of modern doctrines --; 4; Sovereignty --; 5; Sources --; 6; Custom --; 7; Variations of world order : the structure of international legal argument --; 8; Beyond objectivism
N2  - 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
ER  -