How to Do Things with International Law

Ian Hurd

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Princeton University Press
04 November 2019

Politics & government; International relations; Geopolitics; International law; Treaties & other sources of international law

"A provocative reassessment of the rule of law in world politicsConventionally understood as a set of limits on state behavior, the ""rule of law"" in world politics is widely assumed to serve as a progressive contribution to a just, stable, and predictable world. In How to Do Things with International Law, Ian Hurd challenges this received wisdom. Bringing the study of law and legality together with power, politics, and legitimation, he illustrates the complex politics of the international rule of law.

Hurd draws on a series of timely case studies involving recent legal arguments over war, torture, and drones to demonstrate that international law not only domesticates state power but also serves as a permissive and even empowering source of legitimation for state action-including violence and torture. Rather than a civilizing force that holds the promise of universal peace, international law is a deeply politicized set of practices driven by the pursuit of particular interests and desires. The disputes so common in world politics over what law permits and what it forbids are, therefore, fights over the legitimating effect of legality.

A reconsideration of the rule of law in world politics and its relationship to state power, How to Do Things with International Law examines how and why governments use and manipulate international law in foreign policy."

By: Ian Hurd
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691196503
ISBN 10: 0691196508
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 04 November 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ian Hurd is associate professor of political science at Northwestern University. He is the author of After Anarchy (Princeton) and International Organizations.

Reviews for How to Do Things with International Law

Runner-Up for the 2018 Chadwick Alger Prize, International Studies Association's International Organization Section In this insightful book, Hurd argues that international law is actually best understood as a tool of state power--less an externally imposed constraint than a resource that governments employ to authorize and legitimize what they want to do. ---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs Hurd proposes the compelling argument that law does not just prohibit conduct, but it implicitly permits other conduct, so states will push law to permit the conduct they wish to engage in. . . . A refreshing dose of pragmatism. ---Eleanor Healy-Birt, interLib Essential reading for everyone who engages with international law and international politics. ---Rajeesh Kumar, Rest Journal