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The Gentle Civilizer of Nations : The Rise and Fall of International Law 1870-1960 (Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures)
The Gentle Civilizer of Nations The Rise and Fall of International Law 18701960 - Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures Author:Martti Koskenniemi Koskenniemi traces the emergence of a liberal sensibility relating to international matters in the late 19th century, and its subsequent decline after the Second World War. He combines legal analysis, historical and political critique and semi-biographical studies of key figures, including Hersch Lauterpacht, Carl Schmitt and Hans Morgenthau. Fi... more »nally, his discussion of legal and political realism at American law schools ends in a critique of post-1960 "instrumentalism". This wide-ranging study provides a unique reflection on the future of critical international law.« less