International Law

This book provides a critical introduction to the concepts, principles and rules of international law through a consideration of contemporary international events. It provides ways of considering the relevance of international law to particular disputes and also an appreciation of both the possibilities and limitations of legal method in international disputes. This in turn necessitates an examination of the relationship between international law and power. Thus rather than studying international law as a system of rules that purports to govern, or at least constrain, the international community, this book considers the actual effects of international law upon international disagreements. Such an approach will be sceptical rather than cynical, intending to provide the means by which the role of international law may be evaluated.

Aceasta carte ofera o introducere critica a conceptelor, principiilor si regulilor dreptului international printr-o analiza a evenimentelor internationale contemporane. Acesta ofera modalitati de a lua in considerare relevanta dreptului international pentru anumite dispute si, de asemenea, o apreciere atat a posibilitatilor, cat si a limitarilor metodei juridice in litigiile internationale.