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"There is a widely shared assumption that law is primarily characterised by individualism.1 International law is no different. Much emphasis has been placed on the role that selfinterest and reciprocity have in the formation and ultimate function of international legal rules. Rarely has attenti...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"There is a widely shared assumption that law is primarily characterised by individualism.1 International law is no different. Much emphasis has been placed on the role that selfinterest and reciprocity have in the formation and ultimate function of international legal rules. Rarely has attention been given to the presence of altruism in legal systems, let alone the international legal system. However, altruistic legal relationships between states and individuals in other countries or future generations are apparent in international law. This observation about the nature of some legal relationships is the point of departure for the present book. These legal relationships defy characterisation as individualistic or primarily self-interested and pose an analytical problem for statist and realist theory"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 274 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-268) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108835251 1108835252 |
| Index Number: | KZ4082 |
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D812 D994 |
| Call Number: | D994/R913 |
| Contents: | Altruism -- The making of altruism in international law -- The substance of altruism in international law : co-operation for the other -- The substance of altruism in international law : protection for the other -- The substance of altruism in international law : development for the other -- The substance of altruism in international law : environmental justice for the other -- The form of altruism in international law. |