Boundaries of Discourse in the International Court of Justice

Mapping Arguments in Arab Territorial Disputes
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-04-17463-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

How can Third World experiences of colonialism and statehood be expressed within the confines of the International Court of Justice? How has the discourse of international law developed to reflect postcolonial realities of ‘universal’ statehood? In a close and critical reading of four territorial disputes spanning the Arab World, Burgis explores the extent to which international law can be used to speak for and speak to non-European experiences of authority over territory. The book draws on recent, critical international legal scholarship to question the ability of contemporary, international adjudication to address Third World grievances from the past. A comparative analysis of the cases suggests that international law remains a discourse only capable of capturing a limited range of non-European experiences during and after colonialism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burgis, Michelle

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Über Autor(innen)

Michelle Burgis lectures Middle East politics and International Law in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.