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Informationen zum Autor Friedrich Kratochwil is Emeritus Chair of International Relations at the European University Institute in Florence, Visiting Professor at the Central European University, Budapest and International Scholar at Kyung Hee University, Seoul. His work addresses epistemological and theoretical problems in international relations, international law, international organization and social theory. He was editor of the European Journal of International Relations and has served on various editorial boards. He is the author of several books, including Rules, Norms, and Decisions (Cambridge University Press, 1989) and The Puzzles of Politics, an anthology of articles (2011). Klappentext Friedrich Kratochwil's book explores the key discourses and debates surrounding the role of law in the international arena. Zusammenfassung Friedrich Kratochwil's book explores the key discourses surrounding the role of law in the international arena. Providing an overview of the debates in legal theory! philosophy! international law and international organizations! Kratochwil reflects on the need to break down disciplinary boundaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: images of law; 1. Inter-disciplinarity, the epistemological ideal of incontrovertible foundations and the problem of praxis; 2. On the concept of law; 3. On constitutions and fragmented orders; 4. Of experts, helpers, and enthusiasts; 5. The power of metaphors and narratives: systems, teleology, evolution and the issue of the 'global community'; 6. Cosmopolitanism, publicity, and the emergence of a 'global administrative law'; 7. The politics of rights; 8. The limits and burdens of rights; 9. The bounds of (non)-sense.
