Law and Disciplinarity: Thinking Beyond Borders

ISBN-13: 9781349441822 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 306 str.

Robert Beck; R. Beck

Opis

Traditional legal borders are increasingly contested in the present day. This book explores the nature, implications, and future of legal 'borders' - geographic and intellectual - in the twenty-first century's dramatically changing global context.

Recenzje

"The study of international law has too long been isolated from other academic disciplines (and vice-versa). Many scholars have called for greater integration and collaboration; this volume delivers." Paul F. Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, USA

"This fascinating collection of essays explores ways in which globalization, and especially its technological dimensions, challenge the boundaries of international law as well as the boundaries of sovereignty, authority, and power a timely update on the interdisciplinary project in law." Shirley Scott, Vice-Chair, International Law Section, International Studies Association

Spis treści

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Thinking beyond Borders: Reflections on Law and Disciplinarity; Robert J. Beck PART II: THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AS SUBJECT AND DISCIPLINE 2. The Relative Autonomy of International Law or The Forgotten Politics of Interdisciplinarity; Jan Klabbers 3. Speed Limits and Speed Bumps: The Fictions and Functions of International Law; Kennan Ferguson PART III: LAW, WARFARE, AND TERRITORIAL BORDERS 4. Cyberwar: Building a Normative and Legal-Based Approach for Cyberdeterrence; Catherine Lotrionte 5. Why Are Failed States' Borders Stable against External Predation?; Tanisha Fazal PART IV: LAW AND ART IN THE GLOBAL REALM 6.The Movement of Skilled Labor and Knowledge Across Borders; Shubha Ghosh 7. Wikipedia Art: At the Borders of (Wiki) Law, Lawyering, Lobbying and Power; Scott Kildall and Nathaniel Stern PART V: LAW AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE 8. International Law, State Will, and the Standard of Civilization in Japan's Assertion of Sovereign Equality; Douglas Howland 9. Cyberstates?; Peter Sands PART VI: LAW, THE INTERNET, AND COMMUNICATION 10. Ghosts, Vampires and the Global Shaping of Internet Policy; Monroe E. Price 11. Privacy Protection in the Next Digital Decade: 'Trading Up' or a 'Race to the Bottom?'; Michael Zimmer PART VII: LAW IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION 12. Communication, Niklas Luhmann, and the Fragmentation Debate; Friedrich Kratochwil

O autorze

Tanisha Fazal, University of Notre Dame, USA. Kennan Ferguson, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Shubha Ghosh, University of Wisconsin, USA Douglas Howland, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Scott Kildall, Artist Jan Klabbers, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland Friedrich Kratochwil, Kyung Hee University, South Korea Catherine Lotrionte, Georgetown University, USA Monroe Price, University of Pennsylvania, USA Peter Sands, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Nathaniel Stern, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA