Economic Foundations of International Law

Informationen zum Autor Eric A. Posner is Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Klappentext International law is a vast subject, and its importance is increasing. It is sufficient to point to the major role of international law in the conflicts and wars that emerged from the 9/11 terrorist attack and in international efforts to address climate change. These are two of the most important issues of our time. "Globalization" has become a cliché, but it is undeniable that interactions among states have increased enormously over the last twenty years, and this has produced urgent questions for international law. This book provides an intellectual framework for thinking about these questions in a rigorous way. Zusammenfassung Exchange of goods and ideas among nations! cross-border pollution! global warming! and international crime pose formidable questions for international law. Two respected scholars provide an intellectual framework for assessing these problems from a rational choice perspective and describe conditions under which international law succeeds or fails.

Product details

• Authors: Posner, Eric Posner, Eric A. Sykes Posner, Posner Eric A., Sykes, Alan O Sykes, Alan O. Sykes, Sykes Alan O.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2013
• EAN: 9780674066991
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06699-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Economics, LAW / General, International Law, Jurisprudence & general issues