International law in world politics : an introduction /
Shirley V. Scott, with Michelle Chase.
- Fourth edition.
- 2025
- 375 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The rules-based international order -- States -- Nonstate actors -- Intergovernmental organizations -- International courts and tribunals -- The autonomy of international law -- Legal argument as political maneuvering -- Reading a multilateral treaty -- The evolution of a multilateral treaty regime -- The initiation of international armed conflict -- The conduct of armed conflict -- Arms control -- Human rights -- The environment -- International law and the shifting distribution of power.
"Introduces the actors, structures, processes, and issues of international law in the arena of world politics today"-- Provided by publisher.