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ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 July 2026

Edited by
Samantha Besson
Samantha Besson
Affiliation:
Collège de France, Paris

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Democratic Representation in International Organizations , pp. ii - iv
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory

Series Editors

  • Michael D. Cooper, American Society of International Law

  • Mortimer Sellers, University of Baltimore

Editorial Board

  • Samantha Besson, College of France & University of Fribourg

  • Allen Buchanan, Duke University

  • David Kennedy, Harvard University

  • Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki

  • David Luban, Georgetown University

  • Larry May, Vanderbilt University

  • Mary Ellen O’Connell, University of Notre Dame

  • Helen Stacy, Stanford University

  • John Tasioulas, University of Oxford

  • Fernando Tesón, Florida State University

The purpose of the ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory series is to clarify and improve the theoretical foundations of international law. Too often the progressive development and implementation of international law has foundered on confusion about first principles. This series raises the level of public and scholarly discussion about the structure and purposes of the world legal order and how best to achieve global justice through law.

This series grows out of the International Legal Theory project of the American Society of International Law. The ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory series deepens this conversation by publishing scholarly monographs and edited volumes of essays considering subjects in international legal theory.

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Democratic Representation in International Organizations Edited by Besson, SamanthaGoogle Scholar
States, Firms, and Their Legal Fictions: Attributing Identity and Responsibility to Artificial Entities Edited by Durkee, Melissa J.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rethinking the Relationship between International, EU and National Law Kirchmair, LandoCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Consenting to International Law Edited by Besson, SamanthaGoogle Scholar
The Death Penalty’s Denial of Fundamental Human Rights Bessler, JohnCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Theories of International Responsibility Law Edited by Besson, SamanthaCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Human Dignity in International Law Moli, Ginevra LeCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tipping Points in International Law: Commitment and Critique Edited by d’Aspremont, Jean and Haskell, John D.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ethical Leadership in International Organizations: Concepts, Narratives, Judgment, and Assessment Edited by Varaki, Maria and Vilaca, Guilherme VasconcelosGoogle Scholar
Whither the West?: Concepts on International Law in Europe and the United States Edited by Giorgetti, Chiara and Verdirame, GuglielmoCrossRefGoogle Scholar
International Law as Behavior Edited by Cohen, Harlan Grant and Meyer, TimothyGoogle Scholar
Space and Fates of International Law: Between Leibniz and Hobbes Krivenko, Ekaterina YahyaouiCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Why Punish Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities?: Purposes of Punishment in International Criminal Law Edited by Jeßberger, Florian and Geneuss, JuliaCrossRefGoogle Scholar
The Challenge of Inter-Legality Edited by Klabbers, Jan and Palombella, GianluigiCrossRefGoogle Scholar
The Nature of International Law Jovanović, Miodrag A.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Reexamining Customary International Law Edited by Lepard, Brian D.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Theoretical Boundaries of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Edited by Ohlin, Jens DavidCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Human Rights in Emergencies Edited by Criddle, Evan J.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
The Theory of Self-Determination Edited by Tesón, Fernando R.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Negotiating State and Non-State Law: Global and Local Legal Pluralism Edited by Helfand, Michael A.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Jus Post Bellum and Transitional Justice Edited by May, Larry and Edenberg, ElizabethCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Normative Pluralism and International Law: Exploring Global Governance Edited by Klabbers, Jan and Piipaerinen, ToukoCrossRefGoogle Scholar
The Future of International Law: Global Government Trachtman, Joel P.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law Edited by May, Larry and Forcehimes, Andrew T.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Global Justice and International Economic Law: Opportunities and Prospects Edited by Carmody, Chios, Garcia, Frank J., and Linarelli, JohnCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Parochialism, Cosmopolitanism, and the Foundations of International Law Edited by Sellers, M. N. S.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
The Role of Ethics in International Law Edited by Earl Childress, Donald IIICrossRefGoogle Scholar
The New Global Law Domingo, RafaelCrossRefGoogle Scholar
Customary International Law: A New Theory with Practical Applications Lepard, Brian D.Google Scholar
International Criminal Law and Philosophy Edited by May, Larry and Hoskins, ZacharyCrossRefGoogle Scholar

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