Description
This 2006 reissue presents a view of international law as a practice that aims to 'depoliticise' international relations.
About the Author
University of Helsinki.
Reviews
'From Apology to Utopia is the most significant study of the structure of modern international law from a critical perspective. In the 20 years since its appearance, Koskenniemi has done much (as diplomat and legal practitioner) and written much (notably, The Gentle Civilizer of Nations, on our shared intellectual history). He takes the opportunity of this welcome revised edition to place his first work into perspective - and in a lengthy postscript to reaffirm it in all essentials. But now we see (or think we see) that the antinomies of ideology and utopia are inescapable and are to be lived through - not then a final critique but an analysis of the conditions of the profession by one of its major scholars.' James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, and Director, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge
Book Information
ISBN 9780521546966
Author Martti Koskenniemi
Format Paperback
Page Count 704
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1020g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 39mm