A collection of essays that explains the author's approach to international relations and how his thinking has developed over the years. It addresses topical themes and issues, including sovereignty, law, epistemology, boundaries, global governance and world society.[...]
Friedrich Kratochwil's book explores the role of law in the international arena and the key discourses surrounding it. It explains the increased importance of law for politics, from law-fare to the judicialization of politics, to human rights, and why traditional expectations of progress through law[...]