Description
With the resurgence of Asian nations such as China, current West-centric international law is changing in the twenty-first century. There is a pressing need to address these changes within international legal studies and overcome potential conflicts between existing and emerging powers. This structural transformation also demands a change in understanding of existing ideas and institutions. This book explores a 'trans-civilizational' approach to international law, supplementing and modifying two other prevalent perspectives: international and transnational. By considering these three layered viewpoints, this book highlights the complex phenomena surrounding the history and development of international law. The author also considers how international law operates and functions within diverse forums such as diplomatic negotiation, international organizations, and domestic political processes. This book will appeal to international law scholars and students, as well as those interested in the rise of non-Western powers and its impact on the prevalent ideas and institutions of the world.
This book adopts a 'trans-civilizational' perspective on the history and development of current West-centric international law.
About the Author
Onuma Yasuaki is Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo. He has held visiting appointments at leading universities including Harvard University, Massachusetts, Yale University, Connecticut, the University of Cambridge, Universite de Paris I, Peking University, Beijing, Tsinghua University, Beijing and Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is a founding member of the Asian Society of International Law.
Reviews
'... this essay's aim is to reconstruct some of the main threads of the monograph's theorisation of international law and to curve out some of the most innovative elements of this treatise, as compared to other traditional treatises dedicated to general international law.' Milan Nebyl Tahraoui, Zeitschrift fur auslandisches oeffentliches Recht und Voelkerrecht
Book Information
ISBN 9781107024731
Author Onuma Yasuaki
Format Hardback
Page Count 732
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1120g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 42mm
This book adopts a 'trans-civilizational' perspective on the history and development of current West-centric international law.
About the Author
Onuma Yasuaki is Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo. He has held visiting appointments at leading universities including Harvard University, Massachusetts, Yale University, Connecticut, the University of Cambridge, Universite de Paris I, Peking University, Beijing, Tsinghua University, Beijing and Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is a founding member of the Asian Society of International Law.
Reviews
'... this essay's aim is to reconstruct some of the main threads of the monograph's theorisation of international law and to curve out some of the most innovative elements of this treatise, as compared to other traditional treatises dedicated to general international law.' Milan Nebyl Tahraoui, Zeitschrift fur auslandisches oeffentliches Recht und Voelkerrecht
Book Information
ISBN 9781107024731
Author Onuma Yasuaki
Format Hardback
Page Count 732
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1120g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 42mm
