Ntina Tzouvala

Capitalism as Civilisation

A History of International Law

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Produktbeschreibung

This monograph offers a comprehensive history of the standard of civilisation, a core component of the history of international law, that also shows its relevance for contemporary lawyers. It offers a distinctive intervention in the context of the recent revival of the history and theory of international law.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781108739559
• ISBN-10: 1108739555
• Artikelnr.: 62603411

Autorenporträt

Ntina Tzouvala is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University College of Law. Her research focuses on the political economy, the history, and the theory of international law.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The standard of civilisation in international law: politics, theory,
method; 2. The standard of civilisation in the nineteenth century: between
the 'logic of improvement' and the 'logic of biology'; 3. The
institutionalisation of civilisation in the interwar period; 4. Arguing
with borrowed concepts: 'The sacred trust of civilisation' in the South
West Africa Saga; 5. From Iraq to Syria: legal arguments for the civilising
missions of the twenty-first century; 6. Thinking through contradictions on
a warming planet.