International Law As We Know It (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108484831)

International legal scholars tend to think of their work as the interpretation of rules: the application of a law 'out there' to concrete situations. This book takes a different approach to that scholarship: it views doctrine as a socio-linguistic practice. In other words, this book views legal scholars not as law-appliers, but as constructing knowledge within a particular academic discipline. By means of three close-ups of the discourse on cyberwar and international law, this book shows how international legal knowledge is constructed in ways usually overlooked: by means of footnotes, for example, or conference presentations. In so doing, this book aims to present a new way of seeing international legal scholarship: one that pays attention to the mundane parts of international legal texts and provides a different understanding of how international law as we know it comes about.

Author: Lianne J. M. Boer
ISBN-10: 1108484832
ISBN-13: 9781108484831
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2021
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d