Legitimacy in International Law

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wolfrum, Rüdiger (Editor), Röben, Volker (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht, 194
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Public international law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Public International Law.; Fundamentals of Law.

In recent years the question of the legitimacy of international law has been discussed quite intensively. Such questions are, for example, whether international law lacks legitimacy in general; whether international law or a part of it has yielded to the facts of power; whether adherence to internat...