Politics and the Histories of International Law : The Quest for Knowledge and Justice.
Schäfer, Raphael.
Politics and the Histories of International Law : The Quest for Knowledge and Justice. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (513 pages) - Legal History Library ; v.50 . - Legal History Library .
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Politics and the Histories of International Law: An Introduction -- Part 1 International Law and Vulnerable Groups -- Chapter 1 Strength through Diversity? The Paradox of Extraterritoriality and the History of the Odd Ones Out -- Chapter 2 The Politics of Writing on the History of Slavery in International Law -- Chapter 3 Edmund Burke and the Ambivalence of Protection for Slaves: Between Humanity and Control -- Chapter 4 One Hundred Years of Soli(dari)tude: The Creation of the Refugee Regime and the Politics of Humanitarianism -- Part 2 The Use of Force Discourse in a Historical Perspective -- Chapter 5 Theorising Order in the Shadow of War: The Politics of International Legal Knowledge and the Justification of Force in Modernity -- Chapter 6 The Road to Collective Security: Soviet Russia, the League of Nations, and the Emergence of the ius contra bellum in the Aftermath of the Russian Revolution (1917-1934) -- Chapter 7 Three Wartime Textbooks of International Law -- Part 3 Regional and Cultural Variations of International Law -- Chapter 8 The Politics of History in the Late Qing Era: William A. P. Martin and a History of International Law for China -- Chapter 9 Mixed Claims Commissions in Latin America during the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Development of International Law in between Caudillos and Revolutions -- Chapter 10 The Forgotten Continent? A South African Perspective on the Development of African International Legal Thought -- Chapter 11 International Law and the European Court of Justice: The Politics of Avoiding History -- Part 4 The Looming of the Past over the 20th Century -- Chapter 12 Civilisation, Protection, Restitution: A Critical History of International Cultural Heritage Law in the 19th and 20th Century. Chapter 13 International Law, Science and Psychology in the New Haven School -- Chapter 14 Histories Hidden in the Shadow: Vitoria and the International Ostracism of Francoist Spain -- Part 5 New Methods and Approaches -- Chapter 15 Turntablism in the History of International Law -- Chapter 16 The Politics of Anti-Politics: Historiographies of International Law and the Paradox of Antiquity -- Chapter 17 Taming Politics or Naïveté of Positivism in International Law?: Lassa Oppenheim and His Ascertainment of Customary International Law -- Chapter 18 A History of International Law in the Vernacular -- Index.
This book brings together 18 contributions by authors from different legal systems and backgrounds. They address the political implications of the writing of the history of legal issues ranging from slavery over the use of force and extraterritorial jurisdiction to Eurocentrism.
9789004461802
Electronic books.
KZ1242 .P655 2021
Politics and the Histories of International Law : The Quest for Knowledge and Justice. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (513 pages) - Legal History Library ; v.50 . - Legal History Library .
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Politics and the Histories of International Law: An Introduction -- Part 1 International Law and Vulnerable Groups -- Chapter 1 Strength through Diversity? The Paradox of Extraterritoriality and the History of the Odd Ones Out -- Chapter 2 The Politics of Writing on the History of Slavery in International Law -- Chapter 3 Edmund Burke and the Ambivalence of Protection for Slaves: Between Humanity and Control -- Chapter 4 One Hundred Years of Soli(dari)tude: The Creation of the Refugee Regime and the Politics of Humanitarianism -- Part 2 The Use of Force Discourse in a Historical Perspective -- Chapter 5 Theorising Order in the Shadow of War: The Politics of International Legal Knowledge and the Justification of Force in Modernity -- Chapter 6 The Road to Collective Security: Soviet Russia, the League of Nations, and the Emergence of the ius contra bellum in the Aftermath of the Russian Revolution (1917-1934) -- Chapter 7 Three Wartime Textbooks of International Law -- Part 3 Regional and Cultural Variations of International Law -- Chapter 8 The Politics of History in the Late Qing Era: William A. P. Martin and a History of International Law for China -- Chapter 9 Mixed Claims Commissions in Latin America during the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Development of International Law in between Caudillos and Revolutions -- Chapter 10 The Forgotten Continent? A South African Perspective on the Development of African International Legal Thought -- Chapter 11 International Law and the European Court of Justice: The Politics of Avoiding History -- Part 4 The Looming of the Past over the 20th Century -- Chapter 12 Civilisation, Protection, Restitution: A Critical History of International Cultural Heritage Law in the 19th and 20th Century. Chapter 13 International Law, Science and Psychology in the New Haven School -- Chapter 14 Histories Hidden in the Shadow: Vitoria and the International Ostracism of Francoist Spain -- Part 5 New Methods and Approaches -- Chapter 15 Turntablism in the History of International Law -- Chapter 16 The Politics of Anti-Politics: Historiographies of International Law and the Paradox of Antiquity -- Chapter 17 Taming Politics or Naïveté of Positivism in International Law?: Lassa Oppenheim and His Ascertainment of Customary International Law -- Chapter 18 A History of International Law in the Vernacular -- Index.
This book brings together 18 contributions by authors from different legal systems and backgrounds. They address the political implications of the writing of the history of legal issues ranging from slavery over the use of force and extraterritorial jurisdiction to Eurocentrism.
9789004461802
Electronic books.
KZ1242 .P655 2021