Russian Discourses on International Law - Sociological and Philosophical Phenomenon

A number of recent events in the last decade have renewed interests in Russian discourses on international law. This book evaluates and presents a contemporary analysis of Russian discourses on international law from various perspectives including sociology, theory, political, and philosophy.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I
Russia and the Theoretical Struggles on International Law

1. The Nature of Russian Discourses on International Law: A Contemporary Survey
Vladislav L. Tolstykh


2. Contradictions and Incompleteness in Russian Legal Discourses
Anna Isaeva


3. Russia and International Human Rights Law: A View from the Past
Anna Lukina
Part II
Social Systems, Constitutionalism and Legal Ideology


4. Living Constitutionalism in Russia
Maria Smirnova and Chris Thornhill


5. "Sovereign Democracy" and International Law: Legitimation and Legal Ideology
P. Sean Morris
Part III
Ethical Borders and Transplantation of Law and Morals


6. Russia and the Council of Europe: An Incompatible Ideology, and a Transplanted Legal Regime?
Bill Bowring


7. International Law and the Transnational Dimension of the Russian Orthodox Church
Sebastian Rimestad
Part IV
The High Politics of Contemporary Russia in International Law


8. Foreign Policy Discourses as Part of Understanding Russia and International Law
W. E. Butler

9. The Changing Nature of the Contemporary Russian Interpretation of the Right to Self-Determination under International Law
Tero Lundstedt

10. The Principle of Territorial Integrity in Russian International Law Doctrine: The Case of Crimea
Christer Pursiainen and Tuomas Forsberg
Part V
The Application of International Law and the International Economic System


11. Russian Banking Regulation and Supervision in Global Financial Governance: Some Theoretical Perspectives on Soft Law Approaches to Banking Regulation

Alexander A. Vishnevskiy
Index

About the author

P. Sean Morris teaches international economic law at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Summary

A number of recent events in the last decade have renewed interests in Russian discourses on international law. This book evaluates and presents a contemporary analysis of Russian discourses on international law from various perspectives including sociology, theory, political, and philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: P. Sean Morris, P. Sean (University of Helsinki Morris
• Assisted by: P. Sean Morris (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138566705
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56670-5
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Routledge Research in International Law; Routledge Research in International Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Russia, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, LAW / International, LAW / Comparative, Public International Law, comparative law, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law