The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law

The Oxford Handbook of International Legal Theory provides an accessible and authoritative guide to the major thinkers, concepts, approaches, and debates that have shaped contemporary international legal theory. The Handbook features close to fifty original essays by leading international scholars from a wide range of traditions, nationalities, and perspectives, reflecting the richness and diversity of this dynamic field.

The collection explores key questions and debates in international legal theory, offers new intellectual histories for the discipline, and provides fresh interpretations of significant historical figures, texts, and theoretical approaches. It provides a much-needed map of the field of international legal theory, and a guide to the main themes and debates that have driven theoretical work in international law. The Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to gain an overview of current theoretical debates about the nature, function, foundations, and future role of international law.

Anne Orford, Michael D Kirby Chair of International Law and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne,Florian Hoffmann, Franz Haniel Chair of Public Policy and Director, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt

Part I: Introduction
1. International Law: Theory and Practice
Part II: Histories
2. Theorising the Turn to History in International Law, Matthew Craven
3. Roman Law and the Intellectual History of International Law, Randall Lesaffer
4. Hugo Grotius: The Making of a Founding Father of International Law, Martine Julia van Ittersum
5. Transformations of Natural Law: Germany 1648-1815, Martti Koskenniemi
6. Emer de Vattel and Modern International Law, Emmanuelle Jouannet
7. The Ottoman Empire, the Origins of Extraterritoriality, and International Legal Theory, Umut Ozsu
8. China and the Making of Modern International Law, Teemu Ruskola
9. Early Twentieth Century Positivism Revisited, Monica Garcia-Salmones
10. Hans Kelsen and the Return of Universalism, Jochen von Bersnstorff
11. The Schmittian Legacy in International Law, Robert Howse
12. Hannah Arendt and International Legal Theory, Deborah Whitehall
13. Imperialism and International Legal Theory, Antony Anghie
14. International Legal Theory in Russia: A Civilizational Perspective, or Can Individiuals be Subjects of International Law?, Lauri Malksoo
Part III: Approaches
15. Natural Law in International Legal Theory: Linear and Dialectical Presentations, Geoff Gordon
16. Hermeneutics of International law, Alexandra Gordon
17. Marxist Theories of International Law, Robert Knox
18. Realist Approaches to International Law, Oliver Jutersonke
19. Constructivist Approaches to International Law, Oliver Kessler
20. International Law and the Visual: The International Signs Law, Peter Goodrich
21. Moral Philosophy and International Law, Samantha Besson
22. International Legal Positivism, Jorg Kammerhofer
23. Yale's Policy Science and International Law, Hengameh Saberi
24. Global Administravie Law, Benedict Kingbury, Megan Donaldson, Rodrigo Vallejo
25. International Law and Economics, Dan Danielsen
26. Liberal Internationalism, Daniel Joyce
27. Kant, Cosmopolitanism, and International Law, Wouter Werner, Geoff Gordon
28. Feminist Approaches to International Law, Dianne Otto
Part IV: Doctrines
29. Towards a New Theory of Sources in International Law, Jean d'Aspremont
30. Something To Do With States, Gerry Simpson
31. Theorising Recognition and International Personality, Rose Parfitt
32. Theorising Responsibility in International Law, Outi Korhonen , Toni Selkala
33. Theorising Jurisdiction, Gregor Noll
34. Theorising International law and the Resort to Force, Dino Kritsiotis
35. Theorising International Criminal Law, Sarah Nouwen
36. The Laws of War, Frederic Megret
37. Theorising Human Rights, Ben Golder
38. Theorising Transitional Justice: Cashing in the Blue Chips, Vasuki Nesiah
39. Theorising International Environmental Law, Stephen Humphreys, Yoriko Otomo,
40. Theorising International Law and Development, Kerry Rittich
41. Theorising the Regulation of Global Financial Markets, Annelise Riles
42. Theorising the Corporation in International Law, Fleur Johns
43. Theorising International Organisations, Jan Klabbers
44. Theorising Private International Law, Horatia Muir Watt
45. Theorising International Law and Migration, Chantal Thomas
Part V: Debates
46. Religion, Secularism and International Law, Reut Paz
47. Explaining and Understanding Compliance with International Law, Jens Meierhenrich
48. International Law and the Politics of Critique, Anne Orford
49. International Law and Progress, Thomas Skouteris
50. International Legalism and International Politics, Florian Hoffmann
51. Inequality, Emerging Powers, and International Legal Theory, Andrew Hurrell, Mihaela Papa
52. Poverty and International Law, Jason Beckett
53. Fragmentation and Constitutionalisation, Anne Peters