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The Spirit of International Law - (Spirit of the Laws) by David J Bederman (Paperback)

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  • As our society becomes more global, international law is taking on an increasingly significant role, not only in world politics but also in the affairs of a striking array of individuals, enterprises, and institutions.
  • About the Author: DAVID J. BEDERMAN was a professor of law at Emory University.
  • 296 Pages
  • Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement, International
  • Series Name: Spirit of the Laws

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Part intellectual history and part contemporary review, The Spirit of International Law ranges across the series of cyclical processes and dialectics in international law over the past five centuries to assess its current prospects as a viable legal system.



Book Synopsis



As our society becomes more global, international law is taking on an increasingly significant role, not only in world politics but also in the affairs of a striking array of individuals, enterprises, and institutions. In this comprehensive study, David J. Bederman focuses on international law as a current, practical means of regulating and influencing international behavior. He shows it to be a system unique in its nature--nonterritorial but secular, cosmopolitan, and traditional. Part intellectual history and part contemporary review, The Spirit of International Law ranges across the series of cyclical processes and dialectics in international law over the past five centuries to assess its current prospects as a viable legal system.

After addressing philosophical concerns about authority and obligation in international law, Bederman considers the sources and methods of international lawmaking. Topics include key legal actors in the international system, the permissible scope of international legal regulation (what Bederman calls the "subjects and objects" of the discipline), the primitive character of international law and its ability to remain coherent, and the essential values of international legal order (and possible tensions among those values). Bederman then measures the extent to which the rules of international law are formal or pragmatic, conservative or progressive, and ignored or enforced. Finally, he reflects on whether cynicism or enthusiasm is the proper attitude to govern our thoughts on international law.

Throughout his study, Bederman highlights some of the canonical documents of international law: those arising from famous cases (decisions by both international and domestic tribunals), significant treaties, important diplomatic correspondence, and serious international incidents. Distilling the essence of international law, this volume is a lively, broad, thematic summation of its structure, characteristics, and main features.



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A perceptive work of integrity and sincerity.

--American Journal of International Law

Intellectually fresh and relevant . . . vast in its coverage . . . enjoyably challenging.

--Yale Journal of International Law



About the Author



DAVID J. BEDERMAN was a professor of law at Emory University. His books include International Law in Antiquity and International Law Frameworks.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.78 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)
Weight: .94 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 296
Genre: Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement
Sub-Genre: International
Series Title: Spirit of the Laws
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Format: Paperback
Author: David J Bederman
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 2006
TCIN: 91747924
UPC: 9780820328737
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-4501
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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