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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      10 October 2020
      29 October 2020
      ISBN:
      9781316481653
      9781107138773
      9781316503584
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316481653
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.57kg, 288 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.42kg, 288 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Law: General Interest, Public International Law, Law, Legal Philosophy, Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law
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    Subjects:
    Law: General Interest, Public International Law, Law, Legal Philosophy, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law
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    In Philosophy and International Law, David Lefkowitz examines core questions of legal and political philosophy through critical reflection on contemporary international law. Is international law really law? The answer depends on what makes law. Does the existence of law depend on coercive enforcement? Or institutions such as courts? Or fidelity to the requirements of the rule of law? Or conformity to moral standards? Answers to these questions are essential for determining the truth or falsity of international legal skepticism, and understanding why it matters. Is international law morally defensible? This book makes a start to answering that question by engaging with recent debates on the nature and grounds of human rights, the moral justifiability of the law of war, the concept of a crime against humanity, the moral basis of universal jurisdiction, the propriety of international law governing secession, and the justice of international trade law.

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