International Law and Its Discontents
McKeown, R. (2017). International law and its discontents: Exploring the dark sides of international law in International Relations. Review of International Studies, 1-23. doi:10.1017/S0260210517000092
39 Pages Posted: 22 May 2017
Date Written: December 1, 2016
Abstract
This article aims to counterbalance the sometimes overly positive conception of international law as a good thing, and establish a more nuanced understanding of law for scholars and policy makers. In doing so, it takes for granted what much existing scholarship on international law seeks to prove or disprove: that law has become a powerful force which shapes state behaviour even in the use of force.
Keywords: International law, international relations
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