Limits of Leviathan - Contract Theory and the Enforcement of International Law

Klappentext Originally published in 2006, The Limits of Leviathan documents the emergence of hard international law. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 2006! The Limits of Leviathan identifies areas in international law where formal enforcement provides the most promising means of promoting cooperation and where it does not. This book explains how international law! like contract! depends largely on the willingness of responsible parties to make commitments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. States, firms, and the enforcement of international law; 3. Lessons from contract theory; 4. A model of optimal enforcement; 5. Patterns of international law enforcement; 6. The choice between formal and informal enforcement; 7. The future of international law and its enforcement; Glossary; Table of authorities; Index.

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• Authors: Robert E. Scott, Robert E. Stephan Scott, Paul B. Stephan, Stephan Paul B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521367974
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36797-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, International economic & trade law, Public international law: economic and trade