Issues regarding race and racial identity as well as questions pertaining to property rights
and ownership have been prominent in much public discourse in the United States. In this …

This book argues that the colonial confrontation was central to the formation of international
law and, in particular, its founding concept, sovereignty. Traditional histories of the discipline …

A major statement from one of the foremost legal theorists of our day, this book offers a
penetrating look into the political nature of legal, and especially judicial, decision making. It …

Attempts at developing a theory of international investment law are complicated by the fact
that this field of international law is based on numerous, largely bilateral treaties and is …

The legal academy currently consists of roughly two groups, two kinds of scholars, two sets
of questions and concerns. On the one hand are the constitutional theorists, the legal …

The emergence of new states and independence movements after the Cold War has
intensified the long-standing disagreement among international lawyers over the right of self …

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the use of peace agreements from a legal
perspective. It describes and evaluates the development of contemporary peace processes …

All sovereign states are equal. 1 Colonies, by definition, lack sovereignty. But the
transformation of colonial territories* Professor of Law, SJ Quinney School of Law, University …

Seton-Watson,... an eloquent advocate of the Slav claims.... helped me draw up a boundary
line between the two nationalities which was much nearer the truth.... In this way we tossed …

This essay was originally the conclusion to a longer study of renewal and criticism in the
discipline of international law in the United States in the twentieth century. That study …