The Dynamics of International Law in a Globalised World

Matthias Herdegen

doi:10.5771/9783465142911

Summary

In the process of globalisation, international law plays a crucial and ambivalent role. It is one of the driving forces behind the integration of markets, expanding standards of human rights and good governance as well as mechanisms for international peace and security. International law also responds to a globalised world which catalyses not only universal ethics, but also the global spread of risks to political and economic stability. "Evolutive interpretation" of international agreements affects traditional concepts of sovereignty and democratic legitimacy. It enhances the power of technocratic elites. At the same time, we witness an intensive interplay between the different sectors of international law; new layers of 'hard' and 'soft' normativity as well as intriguing forms of legal pluralism.

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Publication year: 2016
Publication date: 01.09.2016
ISBN-Print: 978-3-465-04291-4
ISBN-Online: 978-3-465-14291-1
Publisher: Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main
Series: Recht als Kultur
Volume: 14
Language: English
Pages: 256
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 4
W. Gephart: Towards a Sociology of International Law No access Pages 5 - 8
Contents No access Pages 9 - 14
Acknowledgements No access Pages 15 - 15
Introduction No access Pages 16 - 18
I. The Interplay between International Law and 'Globalisation' No access Pages 19 - 32
II. The Forces behind the Dynamics of International Law No access Pages 33 - 46
III. Global Morality, Cosmopolitical Commemoration and Interpretation of Experiences No access Pages 47 - 56
IV. New Structures of Rule-Making No access Pages 57 - 74
V. Disaggregation of the State No access Pages 75 - 80
VI. Layers of Normativity: Ethics, 'Soft Law' and 'Hard Law' No access Pages 81 - 86
VII. The Look behind the Veil of Sovereignty: Standards of Governance No access Pages 87 - 94
VIII. Human Rights in a Globalised World No access Pages 95 - 108
IX. Standards of Rationality No access Pages 109 - 120
X. The Changing Role of the State No access Pages 121 - 132
XI. The Role of Private Actors No access Pages 133 - 138
XII. Climate, Water, Biodiversity and Beyond No access Pages 139 - 142
XIII. Legal Pluralism No access Pages 143 - 156
XIV. Human Rights as a Platform for Cultural Diversity No access Pages 157 - 162
XV. Law as Culture and the Application of International Rules No access Pages 163 - 190
XVI. Democratic Dilemmas: Views from Within and from Without No access Pages 191 - 194
XVII. Diversity No access Pages 195 - 206
XVIII. Moral Views and Other Perceptions Rooted in Culture No access Pages 207 - 210
XIX. Social and Distributive Justice No access Pages 211 - 220
XX. Developing Countries No access Pages 221 - 228
XXI. The UN Charter No access Pages 229 - 232
XXII. Concluding Remarks No access Pages 233 - 236
References No access Pages 237 - 250
Index No access Pages 251 - 256