The role of ethics in international law
By: edited by Donald Earl Childress, III
Series: Asil studies in international legal theory
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781107096554
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; LAW / International; International law
Description: "The purpose of this volume is to explore what role ethical discourse plays in international law. By examining the role of ethical discourse in interational law's public and private dimensions, this volume will hopefully open up new avenue for cross-disciplinary exchange in these important fields and related relationships"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Moral reasoning in international law / Roger P. Alford and James Tierney; title: Between power and principle / Oona A. Hathaway; title: Jus Cogens : international law's higher ethical norms / Mary Ellen O'Connell; title: The problem of provenance : the proper place of ethical reasoning in the selection of applicable law / Lea Brilmayer; title: Choice of law as general common law : a reply to professor Brilmayer / Michael Steven Green; title: The natural law challenge to choice of law / Perry Dane; title: The role of ethics in United States private international law / Donald Earl Childress III; title: Human rights : ethical, political ...or legal? First steps in a legal theory of human rights / Samantha Besson; title: The ethic of international law / H. Patrick Glenn.