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States Undermining International Law: The League of Nations, United Nations, and Failed Utopianism

States Undermining International Law: The League of Nations, United Nations, and Failed Utopianism

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Series: Philosophy, Public Policy, and Transnational Law

General LawGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 3030647889
ISBN13: 9783030647889
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Jan 21 2021
Pages: 235
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book analyses the history of international law to reveal the significant role utopianism has played in developing the international legal system. In fact, when pinpointing the legal system's most accelerated phases of development, it becomes increasingly apparent how integral utopianism has been in dealing with the international community's most troubled periods such as the World Wars. However, States have on numerous occasions undermined utopianism, leading to situations where individuals and communities have been vulnerable to modes of oppression such as war or repressive regimes. Thus, by examining the League of Nations and United Nations, this book seeks to show why utopianism continues to be a vital ingredient when the international community is seeking to ensure its loftiest and most ambitious goals such as maintaining international peace and security, and why for the sake of such utopian aspirations, the primary position States enjoy in international law requires reassessment.

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