The aesthetics of international law
By: Ed Morgan.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780802092519
Subjects: Law and aesthetics.; International law -- Language.; Law and literature.
Description: "In The Aesthetics of International Law, Ed Morgan engages in a literary parsing of international legal texts. In order to demonstrate how these types of legal narratives are imbued with modernist aesthetics, Morgan juxtaposes international legal documents and modern (as well as some immediately pre- and post-modern) literary texts. He demonstrates how the same intellectual currents that flow through the works of authors ranging from Edgar Allan Poe to James Joyce to Vladimir Nabokov are also present in legal doctrines ranging from the law of war to international commercial disputes to human rights." "By providing a comparative, interdisciplinary account of this modern phenomenon, Morgan's work highlights the ways judges, lawyers, and state representatives artfully exploit the narratives of international law."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.