International Law: Politics and Values

Author: (USA) H. H. L. Henkin
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is based on a series of lectures by Professor Henkin and is a specialized work on international law theory. It conducts a special examination of the main issues of traditional international law and elaborates on its new developments. The entire book is grounded in three major propositions: discussing law as politics, secondly exploring the changes in international law, and thirdly understanding the trends in the development of legal thought. This book is of great significance for gaining an in-depth understanding of contemporary American and Western international law theory.