Formalism and the sources of international law : a theory of the ascertainment of legal rules - D'Aspremont, Jean. (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011)
Introduction -- The concept and the rationale of formalism in international law -- The emergence of formal law-ascertainment in the theory of the sources of international law -- The critiques of formal law-ascertainment in the theory of the sources of international law -- Deformalization of law-ascertainment in contemporary theory of the sources of international law -- Lessons from the discontent with formalism -- The configuration of formal ascertainment of international law : the source thesis -- The foundations of formal ascertainment of international law : the social thesis -- Concluding remarks : ascertaining international legal rules in the future.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-258) and index.
Keywords: International law -- Philosophy; International law -- Interpretation and construction; Legal positivism; Sources du droit; Droit international; Principes du droit; International law -- Interpretation and construction; International law -- Philosophy; Legal positivism; Legal formalism