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The limits of international law

Argues that International Law matters but that its scope and significance is far less than assumed by academics, the media, and many public officials. Adopting a rational choice framework, this book shows that International Law is a term that we use to refer to variously circumscribed cases of international cooperation
eBook, English, 2005
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005
1 online resource (271 p.)
9781280534263, 9781602568105, 9780199883370, 1280534265, 1602568103, 0199883378
1295922188
Customary international law
A theory of customary international law
Case studies
Treaties
A theory of international agreements
Human rights
International trade
Rhetoric, morality, and international law
A theory of international rhetoric
International law and moral obligation
Liberal democracy and cosmopolitan duty
Conclusion
Description based upon print version of record
English