The Politics of International Law and International Justice

by Edwin Egede, Peter David Edward Sutch

Overview

This textbook introduction to international law and justice is specially written for students studying law in other departments, such as politics and IR. By showing how international politics is intimately connected to international law, Edwin Egede and Peter Sutch - a lawyer and a political theorist - show that justice and ethics are essential to understanding international society. To help students learn, key concepts are explained in text boxes and each chapter includes case studies, chapter summaries, revision questions and suggestions for further reading. Students will engage with the most crucial questions and critical debates: sovereignty and global governance, sovereign and diplomatic immunity, human rights, the use of force, sanctions and the domestic impact of international law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748634729
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	08/20/2013
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Edwin Egede, an international lawyer, is Senior Lecturer in International Law and International Relations at Cardiff Universitywhere he teaches classes on international law in a changing world, international relations and the united nations. He is author of Africa and the Deep Seabed Regime: Politics and International Law of the Common Heritage of Mankind (Springer, 2011) and has recently written on the international law of the sea and human rights.

Peter David Edward Sutch is Reader in Political and International Theory at Cardiff University, where he teaches classes in political theory, global ethics and the politics of international law.

Table of Contents

Introduction: International Law and International Justice; 1. Introduction to International Law, 1. Segregation and De-segregation: IR, Law and Ethics; 2. Sources of International Law, 2. Normative Authority and the Sources of International Law; 3. International Persons, 3. Justice in a World of States: The Moral Standing of Legal and Natural Persons; 4, The United Nations and International Law, 4 The Constitution of the International Community: Justice, Power and the United Nations; 5. The Protection of Human Rights and International Law, 5. Justice and Injustice in the Age of Human Rights; 6. Diplomatic Communications, 6. Diplomacy and Justice; 7. Use of Force and Security, 7. Sanctions and the Use of Force in Contemporary International Affairs; 8. The Law of the Sea, 8. Justice and the Common Heritage of Mankind; Conclusion.

What People are Saying About This

Egede and Sutch have written a rewarding and highly engaging book that traverses the contentious interdisciplinary debates regarding the legalisation of world politics. Exploring a wide range of significant issues and shedding light on just how much international law, politics and justice have to offer each other, Egede and Sutch combine incisive powers of critical analysis with a wide vision of the transformations reshaping contemporary international affairs.

Professor Patrick Hayden

Egede and Sutch have written a rewarding and highly engaging book that traverses the contentious interdisciplinary debates regarding the legalisation of world politics. Exploring a wide range of significant issues and shedding light on just how much international law, politics and justice have to offer each other, Egede and Sutch combine incisive powers of critical analysis with a wide vision of the transformations reshaping contemporary international affairs.

Editorial Reviews

Egede and Sutch have written a rewarding and highly engaging book that traverses the contentious interdisciplinary debates regarding the legalisation of world politics. Exploring a wide range of significant issues and shedding light on just how much international law, politics and justice have to offer each other, Egede and Sutch combine incisive powers of critical analysis with a wide vision of the transformations reshaping contemporary international affairs.

Professor Patrick Hayden