国際関係論と国際法：批判的アプローチ International Relations Theory and International Law : A Critical Approach

Sinclair, Adriana

Cambridge University Press（2010/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 210 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780521116725
• DDC分類 327.101

基本説明

Using case studies from American, English and international law to critically examine contemporary constructivist approaches to IR.

Full Description

International law is playing an increasingly important role in international politics. However, international relations theorists have thus far failed to conceptualise adequately the role that law plays in politics. Instead, IR theorists have tended to operate with a limited conception of law. An understanding of jurisprudence and legal methodology is a crucial step towards achieving a better account of international law in IR theory. But many of the flaws in IR's idea of law stem also from the theoretical foundations of constructivism - the school of thought which engages most frequently with law. In this book, Adriana Sinclair rehabilitates IR theory's understanding of law, using cases studies from American, English and international law to critically examine contemporary constructivist approaches to IR and show how a gap in their understanding of law has led to inadequate theorisation.

Contents

Introduction; 1. The theoretical foundations of constructivism and its treatment of law; 2. Challenging the common sense idea of law; 3. Introducing critical jurisprudence; 4. Brown, desegregation and racism in America: the myth and reality of law's ability to solve complex social problems; 5. Constructing rape: defining the problem and finding the solution; 6. Law and normative backsliding: torture since 9/11; Conclusion.