This analysis of Hans Kelsen's international law theory takes into account the context of the German international legal discourse in the first half of the twentieth century, including the reactions of Carl Schmitt and other Weimar opponents of Kelsen. The relationship between his Pure Theory of Law and his international law writings is examined, enabling the reader to understand how Kelsen tried to square his own liberal cosmopolitan project with his methodological convictions as laid out in his Pure Theory of Law. Finally, Jochen von Bernstorff discusses the limits and continuing relevance...

This analysis of Hans Kelsen's international law theory takes into account the context of the German international legal discourse in the first half of the twentieth century, including the reactions of Carl Schmitt and other Weimar opponents of Kelsen. The relationship between his Pure Theory of Law and his international law writings is examined, enabling the reader to understand how Kelsen tried to square his own liberal cosmopolitan project with his methodological convictions as laid out in his Pure Theory of Law. Finally, Jochen von Bernstorff discusses the limits and continuing relevance...

The project is a collaborative effort of the directors of the Max Planck Ins- tute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, research f- lows and friends of the Institute, as well as eminent members of the Law Faculty of the University of Heidelberg.

Der Band untersucht die Rolle der Rechtswissenschaft im deutschen Kolonialismus und koloniale Kontinuitäten im deutschen Recht. Dabei stehen drei Blickrichtungen im Mittelpunkt: erstens Recht und Rechtswissenschaft während der Zeit, in der das Deutsche Kaiserreich formal eine Kolonialmacht war, zweitens die Nachwirkungen des Kolonialismus nach 1919 und drittens die Relevanz kolonialer Dimensionen oder postkolonialer Theorieangebote in aktuellen rechtswissenschaftlichen Debatten. Der Band leistet damit einen Beitrag zur Geschichte der Disziplin in ihrer Breite. Zugleich adressiert er aus...