Is international law international? / Anthea Roberts.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190696443.Subject(s): International law
| Law | International lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190696412DDC classification: 341 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text 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. By examining the international law academies and textbooks of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Roberts provides a window into these different communities of international lawyers, and she uncovers some of the similarities and differences in how they understand and approach international law.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text 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. By examining the international law academies and textbooks of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Roberts provides a window into these different communities of international lawyers, and she uncovers some of the similarities and differences in how they understand and approach international law.
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