Law without Nations.

The possibility of law in the absence of a nation would seem to strip law from its source of meaning and value. At the same time, law divorced from nations would clear the ground for a cosmopolitan vision in which the prejudices or idiosyncrasies of distinctive national traditions would give way to...

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Main Author: Sarat, Austin
Other Authors: Douglas, Lawrence, Umphrey, Martha
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Series:Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence.
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Summary:The possibility of law in the absence of a nation would seem to strip law from its source of meaning and value. At the same time, law divorced from nations would clear the ground for a cosmopolitan vision in which the prejudices or idiosyncrasies of distinctive national traditions would give way to more universalist groundings for law. These alternately dystopian and utopian viewpoints inspire this original collection of essays on law without nations. This book examines the ways in which the growing internationalization of law affects domestic national law, the relationship between cosmopolita.
Physical Description:1 online resource (255 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777223
0804777225
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.