Coalitions of the Willing and International Law: The Interplay Between Formality and Informality

ISBN-13: 9781108493659 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 314 str.

Alejandro Rodiles

Opis

An analysis of the role of the interplay between formality and informality in shaping the current state of international law.

Recenzje

'It has by now become clear that the world's two major powers - a declining hegemon as well as an emerging one - are poised to shun multilateral international organizations and instead are experimenting with various types of 'coalitions of the willing'. Rodiles offers a comprehensive theoretical and historical analysis of this strategy and demonstrates its benefits for those powers who lead them, such as the US and China, as well as its costs for all the rest and for the ideals of inclusive multilateralism and the rule of law. His sensitive and convincing account is crucial for understanding the contemporary trajectories of international law and politics.' Eyal Benvenisti, University of Cambridge

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The conceptual metaphor 'coalition of the willing'; 3. Testing the frame: the genealogy of a catchphrase; 4. Global security governance by posse: the Proliferation Security Initiative & Co.; 5. Coalitions of the willing in context: the interplay between formality and informality; 6. Coalitions of the willing and the role of law in the de-formalized global complex; 7. Conclusion.