Global Lawmaking and Social Change

The Varieties of Customary International Law

Gregor Novak (Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts, UK)

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Hart Publishing
12 December 2024

Public international law; Customary law

Series: Studies in International Law

Customary international law is a widely-recognized modality of international lawmaking. It underpins all norms of international law and shapes all aspects of global society. Yet familiar approaches to customary international law struggle to answer basic questions about its role, operation, and prospects.

Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, this book offers an alternative perspective on customary international law as a dynamic and multifaceted social phenomenon and idea. It explores customary international lawmaking in different social contexts, including the regulation of armed conflict, the treatment of the ‘other’, and the management of global environmental risks. Focusing on the ‘varieties’ of customary international law, it identifies four types of customary international law norms and explores their roles and implications.

Critically revisiting a classic topic of international law, the book provides a tool for understanding and shaping global lawmaking and social change in a rapidly changing international legal order.

By: Gregor Novak (Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts UK)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781509968497
ISBN 10: 1509968490
Series: Studies in International Law
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface Introduction 1. Studying Global Lawmaking and Social Change 2. Framework: Four Types of Customary International Law 3. Technology and Globalization as Motors of Global Lawmaking 4. The Treatment of the ‘Other’ at the Heart of Global Law 5. Habitat and Health: Constructing Global Environmental and Health Law 6. Reconsidering the Role and Legal Doctrine of Customary International Law Conclusion Bibliography

Gregor Novak is Associate Editor, Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts, UK.