International Legal Scholarship

Abstract

The congenital defects of international law (especially the absence of world authority) has led to a kind of scholarship that falls short of intellectually satisfying standards. On one hand, the excessive attachment to sovereignty has led scholars to defend political power to an extent that would be unthinkable in other areas of the law. On the other hand, international law scholars abuse the language of law, pretending to find legal certainty where there is none. Nonetheless, the animating ideal - respect for the international rule of law - is worth pursuing notwithstanding these problems.