The Oxford Handbook on the Sources of International Law
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The
question of the sources of international law inevitably raises some
well-known scholarly controversies: where do the rules of international
law come from? And more precisely: through which processes are they
made, how are they ascertained, and where does the international legal
order begin and end? These traditional questions bear on at least two
different levels of understanding. First, how are international norms
validated as rules of international "law," i.e. legally binding norms?
This is the static question of the pedigree of international legal rules
and the boundaries of the international legal order. Second, what are
the processes through which these rules are made? This is the dynamic
question of the making of these rules and of the exercise of public
authority in international law. The Oxford Handbook on the Sources of
International Law is the very first comprehensive work of its kind
devoted to the question of the sources of international law. It provides
an accessible and systematic overview of the key issues and debates
around the sources of international law. It also offers an authoritative
theoretical guide for anyone studying or working within but also
outside international law wishing to understand one of its most
foundational questions. Thisandbook features original essays by leading
international law scholars and theorists from a range of traditions,
nationalities and perspectives, reflecting the richness and diversity of
scholarship in this area.
