Russian approaches to international law
By: Lauri Mälksoo
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780198723042
Subjects: International and municipal law; International law; Interpretation and construction
Description: This book addresses a simple question: how do Russians understand international law? Is it the same understanding as in the West or is it in some ways different and if so, why? It answers these questions by drawing on from three different yet closely interconnected perspectives: history, theory, and recent state practice. The work uses comparative international law as starting point and argues that in order to understand post-Soviet Russia's state and scholarly approaches to international law, one should take into account the history of ideas in Russia. To an extent, Russian understandings of international law differ from what is considered the mainstream in the West.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-221) and index.