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Critical Race Theory And International Law: The View Of An Insider-Outsider, Makau Mutua
Critical Race Theory And International Law: The View Of An Insider-Outsider, Makau Mutua
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This article contends that international law, like national law, is captive to the racial biases and hierarchies that hide injustice under the pretext of legal neutrality and universality. It argues that international law is tormented by racist and hegemonic asymmetries that govern the international order. The piece posits that international law could benefit greatly from the method of critical race theory in unpacking the pathologies of power and race that define it. It focuses on the use of international law to conceive and buttress the exploitation and marginalization of the North by the South. It calls for a reconstruction of …