Overview
- The very first dedicated examination of the phenomenon of cynicism in international law
- Provides a comprehensive analysis, including the theoretical foundations of law, the role of important actors such as the International Law Commission and international judges, and specific fields of international law such as international humanitarian law and investment law
- Includes a historically-informed analysis of the doctrine of 'abuse of rights' which is so far under-researched in public international and European Union Law
Part of the book series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht (BEITRÄGE, volume 296)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Cynical Foundations of International Law
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Cynical Actors in International Law
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Cynicism in European Law and Sub-Fields of Public International Law
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Cynicism and Abuse of Rights
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About this book
Analysing international law through the prism of “cynicism” makes it possible to look beyond overt disregard for international law, currently discussed in terms of a backlash or crisis. The concept allows to analyse and criticise structural features and specific uses of international law that seem detrimental to international law in a more subtle way. Unlike its ancient predecessor, cynicism nowadays refers not to a bold critique of power but to uses and abuses of international law that pursue one-sided interests tacitly disregarding the legal structure applied. From this point of view, the contributions critically reflect on the theoretical foundations of international law, in particular its relationship to power, actors such as the International Law Commission and international judges, and specific fields, including international human rights, humanitarian, criminal, tax and investment law.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Björnstjern Baade is senior research fellow at the Institute for Public and International Law of Freie Universität Berlin and postdoc in the working group ‘Towards a Proceduralization of International Law?’ of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Berlin/Heidelberg.
Dana Burchardt is senior research fellow at Freie Universität Berlin and member of the Berlin Potsdam Research Group ‘International Rule of Law – Rise or Decline?’.
Prisca Feihle is doctoral candidate and research fellow at Freie Universität Berlin.
Alicia Köppen is doctoral candidate at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, law clerk at Berlin Appellate Court (Kammergericht Berlin) and member of the Völkerrechtsblog editorial team.
Linus Mührel is doctoral candidate at Freie Universität Berlin and research fellow at Technische Universität Dresden.
Lena Riemer is a former doctoral candidate and former research fellow at Freie Universität Berlin.
Raphael Schäfer is doctoral candidate at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cynical International Law?
Book Subtitle: Abuse and Circumvention in Public International and European Law
Editors: Björnstjern Baade, Dana Burchardt, Prisca Feihle, Alicia Köppen, Linus Mührel, Lena Riemer, Raphael Schäfer
Series Title: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62128-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., to be exercised by Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-62127-1Published: 29 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-62130-1Published: 30 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-62128-8Published: 28 November 2020
Series ISSN: 0172-4770
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7135
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 369
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public International Law, European Law, International Relations, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History