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This book offers an original and innovative approach to the understanding of the special regimes in international law. It argues that special regimes be conceived as communities of practice, explaining how this approach thoroughly demonstrates why specialists in different fields of international law do similar things differently.
List of contents
1. The concept of a special regime; 2. Special regimes as communities of practice; 3. A mutual engagement; 4. A joint enterprise; 5. A shared repertoire; 6. Special regimes and the fragmentation of international law.
About the author
Ulf Linderfalk is Professor of International Law at Lund University. He is a 'specialized generalist'. His research has examined issues such as normative conflict, legal hierarchy, legal interpretation, intertemporal law, legal principles, legal concepts, good faith, abuse of rights, proportionality, and the international legal system as such.Eric De Brabandere is Professor of International Dispute Settlement and Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University's Law School. He also practises in international law and (investment) arbitration (as partner with DMDB Law in Brussels).
Summary
This book offers an original and innovative approach to the understanding of the special regimes in international law. It argues that special regimes be conceived as communities of practice, explaining how this approach thoroughly demonstrates why specialists in different fields of international law do similar things differently.
Foreword
Explores how the theory of communities of practice can explain special regimes and create a common ground between them.
