International norms and cycles of change
By: Wayne Sandholtz and Kendall Stiles.
Contributors: Sandholtz, Wayne.; Stiles, Kendall W.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780195380088
Subjects: Jus cogens (International law)
Description: Wayne Sandholtz and Kendall Stiles sketch the primary theoretical perspectives on international norm change, the 'legalisation' and 'transnational activist' approaches, and argue that both are limited by their focus on international rules as outcomes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Explaining international norm change; title: Banning piracy : the state monopoly on military force; title: The end of conquest : consolidating sovereign rights; title: Protecting cultural treasures in wartime; title: Terrorism : reinforcing states' monopoly on force; title: Extraterritoriality : expanding exclusive internal jurisdiction; title: Slavery : liberal norms and human rights; title: Genocide; title: Refugees and asylum; title: Humanitarian intervention : liberal norms vs. sovereignty norms; title: The emerging right to democracy; title: Cycles of international norm change.