tailieunhanh - INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

This volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdiscipli- nary research between the fields of international law (IL) and international rela- tions (IR), two disciplines that have, for much of the post WWII era, engaged relatively little with one another. With contributions from IL and IR scholars as well as policy practitioners, the book’s unique approach is that it is organized not only around practical case studies, but around four discrete policy chal- lenges: responses to terrorism after September 11, 2001, controlling the flow of small arms and light weapons, addressing the demands of internally displaced persons, and responding to the call for international criminal accountability | International Law and International Relations Bridging theory and practice Edited by Thomas J. Biersteker Peter J. Spiro Chandra Lekha Sriram and Veronica Raffo Contemporary Security Studies INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS This volume examines the opportunities for and initiates work in interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law IL and international relations IR two disciplines that have for much of the post WWII era engaged relatively little with one another. With contributions from IL and IR scholars as well as policy practitioners the book s unique approach is that it is organized not only around practical case studies but around four discrete policy challenges responses to terrorism after September 11 2001 controlling the flow of small arms and light weapons addressing the demands of internally displaced persons and responding to the call for international criminal accountability. The contributions thus demonstrate a number of contemporary trends that are often ill-addressed by scholars of either field including the increased importance of non-state actors and the ramifications of state weakness and state illegitimacy. They also shed light upon the ways in which policymakers operate at the intersections of law and politics in the international sphere notwithstanding the gap between the two domains highlighted by scholars. Ultimately the book analyses how policymakers can draw upon scholars to address concrete policy issues but also how in return scholars can learn from the approaches of policymakers. Such interdisciplinary and policy-relevant work is meant to help develop a more concrete research agenda for the growing work linking international law and international relations. This book will be of great interest to all students of international law international relations and governance. Thomas J. Biersteker is Henry R. Luce Professor of Transnational Organizations at the Watson Institute for International Studies and .