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The Concept of Unity in Public International Law

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Concept of Unity in Public International Law

Contributors:

By (Author) Mario Prost

ISBN:

9781849460439

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Hart Publishing

Publication Date:

15th March 2012

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

341

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

226

Dimensions:

Width 156mm, Height 234mm, Spine 14mm

Weight:

499g

Description

'Fragmentation' has become a defining, albeit controversial, metaphor of international law scholarship in the era of globalisation. Some scholars see it as a new development, others as history repeating itself; some approach it as a technical issue and some as the reflection of deeper political struggles. But there is near-consensus about the fact that the established vision of international law as a unitary whole is under threat. At the core of the fragmentation debate lies the concept of unity, but this is hardly ever rationalised and is more assumed than explained. Its meaning remains vague and intuitive. 'The Concept of Unity in Public International Law' attempts to dispel that vagueness by exploring the various possible meanings of the concept of unity in international law. However, eschewing one grand theory of unity, it identifies and compares five candidates. Intentionally pluralistic in its outlook, the book does not engage in normative arguments about whether international law is or should be unitary but seeks to show instead that the concept of unity is contested and that discourses on fragmentation are necessarily contingent. The thesis on which the book is based won the 2009 Prize for best doctoral thesis from the Association des professeurs de droit du Qubec.

Reviews

The Concept of Unity in Public International Law is an important book for those who are interested in fragmentation theory and international legal theory in general. It challenges traditional international legal epistemology from within and outside the legal perspectives and opens up new research paths. In doing so, it ties together huge amounts of recent and classical literature without losing its main research focus. -- Stefan Kroll * Transnational Legal Theory, Volume 4(2) *

Author Bio

Mario Prost is a Law Lecturer at Keele University.

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