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When international law works [electronic resource] : realistic idealism after 9/11 and the global recession / Tai-Heng Cheng.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (xv, 341 p.)ISBN: 9780190259716 (ebook) :Subject(s): International law
Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780195370171DDC classification: 341 LOC classification: KZ3410 | .C47 2012Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title addresses the current international law debates and transcends them. Responding to influential scholarly statements on international law, the author presents a new framework that decision-makers should consider when they confront an international problem implicating the often-competing policies and interests of their own communities & global order. Instead of advocating for or against international law as legitimate or binding, Cheng acknowledges its shortcomings while presenting a practical means of deciding whether compliance in a given circumstance is beneficial, moral, or necessary.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title addresses the current international law debates and transcends them. Responding to influential scholarly statements on international law, the author presents a new framework that decision-makers should consider when they confront an international problem implicating the often-competing policies and interests of their own communities & global order. Instead of advocating for or against international law as legitimate or binding, Cheng acknowledges its shortcomings while presenting a practical means of deciding whether compliance in a given circumstance is beneficial, moral, or necessary.
Description based on print version record.