Article

Making International Law without Agreeing What It Is

Author: Tai-Heng Cheng (Vanderbilt University)

Abstract

The article examines how international law functions despite of decision-makers' different conceptions towards the international legal theory. It highlights the invasion of the U.S. on the construction of a wall by Iraq and Israel around Palestine, which depicts how outcomes of a legal nature can be obtained regardless of different conceptions of international law. It discusses the fragmentation of international legal theory using positivism and policy-oriented jurisprudence.

Keywords: International law -- Interpretation & construction, Legal positivism, International law -- Philosophy, Jurisdiction (International law), International courts

How to Cite: Cheng, T. (2011) “Making International Law without Agreeing What It Is”, Washington University Global Studies Law Review. 10(1).