International law as social construct : the struggle for global justice / Carlo Focarelli.
2012
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Author
Title
International law as social construct : the struggle for global justice / Carlo Focarelli.
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call Number
KZ1251 .F63 2012
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199584833
0199584834
0199584834
Description
liii, 571 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)795695915
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-543) and indexes.
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Table of Contents
Table of Cases
xiii
Table of Treaties and Other Instruments
xxxix
List of Abbreviations
xlvii
Introduction
1
A.
Purpose and Object
1
B.
Outline
4
I.
LAW AS SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
1.
Society
9
A.
The Origins of Law
9
(1).
`L'union fait la force'
9
(2).
Law as a balance of balances
15
(3).
Defining the `strong' and the `collective' will
17
B.
The Discernment of Law
19
(1).
Law and power
20
(2).
Law and morality
23
(3).
Criteria for discernment
25
Conclusion
33
2.
Myth
34
A.
In Quest of Objectivity
34
(1).
Social construct
34
(2).
Constructing social reality
37
(3).
Mythic foundations
43
(4).
Countering objections
51
(5).
The `reality' of international law
52
B.
The Struggle for Justice
55
(1).
Defining justice
56
(2).
Struggling for law
60
(3).
Progress in law
63
Conclusion
64
3.
Reason
66
A.
Theoretical Reason
66
(1).
Deduction
67
(2).
Formal justice
70
B.
Practical Reason
71
(1).
Common sense
73
(2).
Prudence
83
Conclusion
86
II.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
4.
De- and Remythologizing International Law
89
A.
Epistemology
89
(1).
How we know what we know
90
(2).
A method for international law?
91
(3).
The importance of language
93
B.
Doctrines
93
(1).
Naturalism
94
(2).
Positivism
103
(3).
Realism
107
(4).
Axiologism
110
(5).
Deconstructionism
112
(6).
Sociologism
114
(7).
Constitutionalism
122
(8).
Administrativism
127
(9).
Third-worldism
129
C.
Communication
132
(1).
Media coverage
132
(2).
Schools of thought
135
(3).
Journals and blogging
136
(4).
Visibility strategies
138
Conclusion
139
5.
Players
141
A.
Global Governance
141
(1).
Defining `global governance'
142
(2).
Public and private authority
144
(3).
Discerning the `international community'
146
B.
States
154
(1).
The modern European state
154
(2).
Statehood under international law
156
(3).
The states system
164
(4).
Jurisdiction
171
C.
Non-state Players
176
(1).
International organizations (IOs)
177
(2).
Individuals
184
(3).
Trans-state players
189
(4).
Counter-state players
201
(5).
Sui generis players
216
D.
Disaggregating International Legal Personality
223
(1).
Legal personality in international law
223
(2).
Defining a legal `persona'
225
(3).
Disaggregating international legal `personae'
227
(4).
Avoiding manipulation of international personality
238
Conclusion
240
6.
Rules
241
A.
Sources of Law
241
(1).
The doctrine of the sources of law
242
(2).
Beyond the sources?
244
(3).
International law as a legal system
255
B.
Law-making
259
(1).
Rules
260
(2).
Lacunae
277
(3).
Conflicts
287
(4).
Change
301
C.
Judicial and Quasi-judicial Decision-making
316
(1).
International adjudication
317
(2).
Substantive discretion
321
(3).
Procedural discretion
328
D.
Compliance, Implementation, and Enforcement
334
(1).
Compliance
334
(2).
Domestic implementation
338
(3).
Enforcement
349
Conclusion
355
7.
Values
356
A.
Inspiring Values
356
(1).
Security
357
(2).
Humanity
379
(3).
Wealth
401
(4).
Environment
418
(5).
Knowledge
426
B.
Competing Values
431
(1).
Order versus justice
432
(2).
Security versus humanity
440
(3).
Wealth versus humanity
445
(4).
Humanity versus humanity
456
Conclusion
461
8.
Remedies
462
A.
Sovereignty as Responsibility
462
(1).
Implications of sovereignty as responsibility
463
(2).
Defining responsible sovereignty
465
B.
Collective and Personal Remedies
466
(1).
Obligations erga omnes
461
(2).
Humanitarian intervention
479
(3).
Smart sanctions
483
(4).
Criminal responsibility
486
Conclusion
489
EPILOGUE
Epilogue
493
Bibliography
498
Name Index
545
Subject Index
556