Custom's Future :International Law in a Changing World
Contributor(s): Bradley, Curtis A.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2016Description: 389,pp.ISBN: 9781107443105.Subject(s): Customary law, InternationalDDC classification: 340.5 Summary: Although customary international law has long been an important source of rights and obligations in international relations, there has been extensive debate in recent years about whether this body of law is equipped to address complex modern problems such as climate change, international terrorism, and global financial instability. In addition, there is growing uncertainty about how, precisely, international and domestic courts should identify rules of customary international law. Custom's Future seeks to address this uncertainty by providing a better understanding of how customary international law has developed over time, the way in which it is applied in practice, and the challenges that it faces going forward. Reflecting an interdisciplinary mix of historical, empirical, economic, philosophical, and doctrinal analysis, and containing chapters by leading international law experts, it will be of use to lawyers, judges, and researchers alike. Offers diverse new approaches to customary international law Focuses on timely issues currently faced by both international and domestic courts The multidisciplinary approach draws on historical, empirical, economic, philosophical, and doctrinal analysis| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Although customary international law has long been an important source of rights and obligations in international relations, there has been extensive debate in recent years about whether this body of law is equipped to address complex modern problems such as climate change, international terrorism, and global financial instability. In addition, there is growing uncertainty about how, precisely, international and domestic courts should identify rules of customary international law. Custom's Future seeks to address this uncertainty by providing a better understanding of how customary international law has developed over time, the way in which it is applied in practice, and the challenges that it faces going forward. Reflecting an interdisciplinary mix of historical, empirical, economic, philosophical, and doctrinal analysis, and containing chapters by leading international law experts, it will be of use to lawyers, judges, and researchers alike. Offers diverse new approaches to customary international law Focuses on timely issues currently faced by both international and domestic courts The multidisciplinary approach draws on historical, empirical, economic, philosophical, and doctrinal analysis
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