The Fog Of Law Pragmatism Security And International Law
Publisher: Stanford Law Books; Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Stanford University Press
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780804771757
Description: "When and why are international rules binding? Focusing on questions of state security,The Fog of Lawconsiders the nature of obligation in international law. In so doing, it challenges the prevailing theories of obligation based on natural law or positive law approaches. Michael J. Glennon argues for a pragmatist approach to international lawthat international law has force when enough countries honor it. Using elements of rational choice theory, Glennon describes an international "frame of mind" that draws on the fluctuating network of incentives and disincentives surrounding international rules to explain states' uneven compliance.The Fog of Lawdefends its approach through discussions of key contemporary security issues, including the United Nations' use of force rules, security assurances, nuclear proliferation, and the new crime of aggression proposed for the International Criminal Court." -- Publisher's information.