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A critical introduction to international law
Le droit international peut-il être universel ou n’est-il que le reflet des rapports de force entre États ?
International law appears to be torn between, in the one hand, the pursuit of a universalist ideal of justice and peace, and, on the other, the need to deal with power relations in a political context. From this perspective, it would be futile to claim to establish - and even less to discover - one single 'correct' interpretation of legal rules such as, for example, the right to self-determination, the principle of non-intervention or the prohibition of genocide. It is however possible to provide an overview of the main debates among states, other international actors or among legal scholars relating to the interpretation of the main rules of international law. In the book, these debates are illustrated by references to popular culture, in particular, music and films.
The ambition of this book is to enable the reader, on the basis of these elements, firstly to position himself or herself by selecting and defending the arguments that seem most convincing and secondly, and more fundamentally, to understand the legal and political terms of the controversies in international law.
This revised second edition includes updates in case law and practice, from the war in Ukraine to the war in Gaza, as well as legal developments related to climate change.
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Ce livre est le fruit d’un collectif de quatre juristes internationalistes reconnus, tous professeurs et chercheurs au sein du Centre de droit international de l’Université libre de Bruxelles. Leur expertise commune couvre les enjeux contemporains du droit international, de la théorie à la pratique, en passant par l’analyse des conflits armés, des droits humains et des questions environnementales. Leur approche critique et pluridisciplinaire, nourrie par des années d’enseignement et de recherche, en fait une référence pour comprendre les tensions entre idéalisme juridique et réalisme politique. L’ouvrage s’inscrit dans une tradition académique exigeante, tout en restant accessible aux non-spécialistes.
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