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International Law Since 1870: History and Theory
The course describes the effort by lawyers to create identity for an international
law between moral theory and sociological description, or idealism and skepticism.
It looks at the realms of legal practice, doctrine and theory in order to
elucidate the relations of law and politics in international affairs and
particularly the question of the limits of international law in conditions
of increased deformalization. Specific topics covered include sovereignty
and sources doctrines, the use of force, the structure of international
human rights and environmental law. Attention will also be given to the
relations between political theories and international law doctrines in
the 20th century.