The Dynamics of International Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521198523)

Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other. A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential.

Author: Paul F. Diehl, Charlotte Ku
ISBN-10: 0521198526
ISBN-13: 9780521198523
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2010
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d