Law and Disciplinarity [electronic resource] : Thinking Beyond Borders /
Beck, R.author.
Beck, Robert J.,1961-editor of compilation.
Traditional legal borders are increasingly contested in the present day. This book explores the nature, implications, and future of legal 'borders' - geographic and intellectual - in the twenty-first century's dramatically changing global context.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Introduction; 1 Thinking beyond Borders: Reflections on Law and Disciplinarity; Part II The Nature of International Law as Subject and Discipline; 2 The Relative Autonomy of International Law or the Forgotten Politics of Interdisciplinarity; 3 Speed Limits and Speed Bumps: The Fictions and Functions of International Law; Part III Law, Warfare, and Territorial Borders; 4 Cyberwar: Building a Normative and Legal-Based Approach for Cyberdeterrence
5 Why Are Failed States' Borders Stable against External Predation?Part IV Law and Art in the Global Realm; 6 The Movement of Skilled Labor and Knowledge across Borders; 7 Wikipedia Art: At the Borders of (Wiki) Law, Lawyering, Lobbying, and Power; Part V Law and the Construction of the State; 8 International Law, State Will, and the Standard of Civilization in Japan's Assertion of Sovereign Equality; 9 Cyberstates?; Part VI Law, the Internet, and Communication; 10 Ghosts, Vampires, and the Global Shaping of Internet Policy
11 Internet Privacy across Borders: "Trading Up" or a "Race to the Bottom"?Part VII Law in a Globalized World: A Theoretical Exploration; 12 Communication, Niklas Luhmann, and the Fragmentation Debate in International Law; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes index.
Traditional legal borders are increasingly contested in the present day. This book explores the nature, implications, and future of legal 'borders' - geographic and intellectual - in the twenty-first century's dramatically changing global context.
Political science.
International relations.
Social sciences.
Globalization.
Private international law.
Conflict of laws.
Political Science.
International Relations.
Social Sciences, general.
Globalization.
Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .