Russian Approaches to International Law

Russian Approaches to International Law looks at how Russia has developed its understanding of international law in the post-Soviet period, examining the language of international law in post-Soviet Russia and Russian practice on the use of military force, human rights, and investor-state arbitration.

About the author

Lauri Mälksoo is Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu in Estonia and the Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, a think tank in Tallinn. In 2013, he was elected member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences and is currently the Society's youngest member.

Summary

Russian Approaches to International Law looks at how Russia has developed its understanding of international law in the post-Soviet period, examining the language of international law in post-Soviet Russia and Russian practice on the use of military force, human rights, and investor-state arbitration.

Additional text

Mälksoos analysis of contemporary Russian academic community in the field of international law is profound and based on the authors own observations. He demonstrates excellent knowledge of the Russian literature in the field of international law.

Product details

• Authors: Lauri Malksoo, Lauri (Professor of International Law Malksoo, Lauri Mälksoo
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780198808046
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880804-6
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Russia, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Public International Law