Global Constitutionalism in International Legal Perspective

XII, 205 Pp. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-19115-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 205 Seiten, Format (B × H): 1600 mm x 2400 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: Queen Mary Studies in International Law

The question of whether a global constitution exists or is emerging, and if so, what form it takes, is one of the most intriguing and controversial topics of recent international theory.

This book examines public international law contributions to the debate, specifically taking a step back to enquire about the underlying assumptions that inform this debate. While contemporary contributors declare the idea of global constitutionalism to be global, this book reveals and interrogates the underlying liberal democratic themes that define prevailing approaches, thus calling universality into question. Drawing on critical theories within and without the international legal discipline, this book suggests a reconceptualisation of global constitutionalism in terms of what is named ‘organic global constitutionalism’. The book thus addresses significant shortcomings and illuminates necessary reorientations to a field that is currently still in the crucial phase of formation.

Zielgruppe

All those with an interest in international law and international relations, as well as political and legal theorists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwöbel, Christine Ej

Schwöbel, Christine E.J.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtstheorie, Rechtsmethodik, Rechtsdogmatik, Rechtsprechungslehre

Über Autor(innen)

Christine E. J. Schwöbel, Ph.D. (2009) King’s College London, LLM (2006) City University London, is research fellow at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University.