Is international law international? /

Roberts, Anthea (Writer on international law),

Is international law international? / Anthea Roberts. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017. - xxvi, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The divisible college of international lawyers -- Project design -- Comparing international law academics -- Comparing international law textbooks and casebooks -- Patterns of difference and dominance -- Disruptions leading to a competitive world order.

This book challenges the idea that international law looks the same from anywhere in the world. Instead, how international lawyers understand and approach their field is often deeply influenced by the national contexts in which they lived, studied, and worked. International law in the United States and in the United Kingdom looks different compared to international law in China and Russia, though some approaches (particularly Western, Anglo-American ones) are more influential outside their borders than others. Given shifts in geopolitical power and the rise of non-Western powers like China, it.

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