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International Law

Selected Works

2009

Public international law

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Whose Public? Which Law? Mapping The Internal/External Distinction In International Law, Peter G. Danchin May 2009

Whose Public? Which Law? Mapping The Internal/External Distinction In International Law, Peter G. Danchin

Peter G. Danchin

This chapter challenges and problematizes the convergence thesis between sovereignty and human rights which is argued to rest on only a partial understanding of the liberal tradition in international law, a position commonly referred to as “liberal anti-pluralism.” While relying on a contingent and thus contestable conception of individual autonomy, liberal anti-pluralist accounts do not in fact seek to challenge the rationale for public law or public reason itself. To the contrary, such accounts advance a vision of “universal” or “global” social order governed by a “neutral” public law which limits the freedom of its subjects pursuant to the single …


How International Law Works: A Response To Commentators, Andrew T. Guzman Dec 2008

How International Law Works: A Response To Commentators, Andrew T. Guzman

Andrew T Guzman

This is a response to the discussion of commentators in a symposium on my book, How International Law Works.


How International Law Works: Introduction, Andrew T. Guzman Dec 2008

How International Law Works: Introduction, Andrew T. Guzman

Andrew T Guzman

This comment serves as the introduction to a symposium on my book, How International Law Works.