
This Books Maps Out The Territory Of International Law And Religion Challenging Received Traditions In Fundamental Aspects. On The One Hand, The Connection Of International Law And Religion Has Been Little Explored. On The Other, Most Of Current Research On International Legal Thought Presents International Law As The Very Victory Of Secularization. By Questioning That Narrative Of Secularization This Book Approaches These Traditions From A New Perspective. From The Middle Ages' Early Conceptualizations Of Rights And Law To Contemporary Political Theory, The Chapters Bring To Life Debates Concerning The Interaction Of The Meaning Of The Legal And The Sacred. The Contributors Approach Their Chapters From An Array Of Different Backgrounds And Perspectives But With The Common Objective Of Investigating The Mutually Shaping Relationship Of Religion And Law. The Collaborative Endeavour That This Volume Offers Makes Available Substantial Knowledge On The Question Of International Law And Religion.
This volume investigates the historical and conceptual intersections between international law and religion, challenging the prevailing academic narrative that frames international legal development as a purely secular process. The authors, led by Martti Koskenniemi and a team of legal scholars, utilize historical analysis and political theory to demonstrate that religious thought has fundamentally shaped, rather than been excluded by, the evolution of international legal frameworks. By examining the interaction between the sacred and the legal, the text argues that the secularization of international law is a complex, ongoing negotiation rather than a completed historical event.
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Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the critical study of international legal history. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the sophisticated theoretical framework employed by the contributors to deconstruct traditional legal historiography.
Page Count:
480
Publication Date:
2017-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192528432
ISBN-13:
9780192528438
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