The purpose of this book
is to explore what role ethical discourse plays in public and private
international law. The book seeks (1) to delineate the role of ethical investigation
in creating, sustaining, challenging and changing international law and (2) to
open up a conversation between two related disciplines - public and private
international law - that frequently labor in different vineyards. By examining
the role of ethical discourse in international law's public and private
dimensions, this volume will hopefully open new avenues for cross-disciplinary
exchange in these important fields and related disciplines. The chapters in
this book show that there is a way to engage the ethical dimension of
international law without seeking to use ethics as raw politics and the will to
power.