International norm disputes : the link between contestation and norm robustness /

"This book is an in-depth comparative study about when and why international norms decline when they are contested. It presents central findings on the link between contestation and norm robustness based on four contemporary case studies (the torture prohibition, the responsibility to protect,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zimmermann, Lisbeth (Author), Deitelhoff, Nicole (Author), Lesch, Max (Author), Arcudi, Antonio (Author), Peez, Anton (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Jus cogens (International law) Jus cogens (International law) > Cases. International relations. Jus cogens. Relations internationales. international relations. Arbitration. LAW. Criminal Law. International. Natural Resources. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Human Rights. International law. Law. Electronic books. Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Titlepage
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
1 Introduction: Contestation and the dynamics of norm robustness
2 International torture prohibition: A contested norm endures
3 Responsibility to protect: A robust but changing norm?
4 Contesting the international moratorium on commercial whaling: A norm weakens at the international level
5 Losing Africa? Contestation and the decline in the International Criminal Court's regional robustness
6 Bad pirates, good privateers? Surprising robustness of privateering norms
7 Atlantic slave trade: Stabilization through contestation
8 International norm disputes: Comparative insights for theory and practice
Appendix : Coding schemes for applicatory and validity contestation
Index