The Law of Strangers: Jewish Lawyers and International Law in the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9781107140417 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 318 str.

James Loeffler; Moria Paz

Opis

Fourteen leading scholars explore the lives of seven of the most famous Jewish lawyers in the history of international law.

Recenzje

'… this book has to be welcomed by historians as well as by jurists and scholars of international law, representing for all of them a priceless source of inspiration for further research in such an important field.' G. Motta, European History Quarterly

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the law of strangers James Loeffler and Moria Paz; Part I. Hersch Zvi Lauterpacht: 2. The 'natural right of the Jewish people': Zionism, international law, and the paradox of Hersch Lauterpacht James Loeffler; 3. A closet positivist: Lauterpacht between law and diplomacy Martti Koskeniemmi; Part II. Hans Kelsen: 4. Assimilation through law: Hans Kelsen and the Jewish experience Eliav Lieblich; 5. Philosophy beyond historicism: reflections on Hans Kelsen and the Jewish experience Leora Batnitzky; Part III. Louis Henkin: 6. Louis Henkin, human rights, and American-Jewish constitutional patriotism Samuel Moyn; 7. Louis Henkin and the genealogy of Jewish/American liberalism William Forbath; Part IV. Egon Schwelb: 8. Egon Schwelb and the human rights legal activism within borders Mira Siegelberg; 9. 'Emotional restraint' as legalist internationalism: Egon Schwelb's liberalism after the fall Umut Özsu; Part V. René Cassin: 10. A most inglorious right: René Cassin, freedom of movement, Jews and Palestinians Moria Paz; 11. There's no place like home: domicile, René Cassin, and the Aporias of modern international law Nathaniel Berman; Part VI. Shabtai Rosenne: 12. Shabtai Rosenne: the transformation of Sefton Rowson Rotem Giladi; 13. Shabtai Rosenne: a personal aspect Philippe Sands; Part VII. Julius Stone: 14. Enablement and constraint: Julius Stone and the contradictions of the sociological path to international law Jacqueline Mowbray; 15. An axionormative dissenter: reflections on Julius Stone David N. Myers; Index.