Law and Moral Action in World Politics
by Cecelia Lynch
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Defined by custom and treaty, and now increasingly embodied in charters, regulations, and resolutions of international organizations, does the existence of international law point to progress in humankind's capacity for moral conduct? Or does the lack of a discernible ethical foundation in either law or political action make progress impossible to define?In Law and Moral Action in World Politics, the authors -- activists and scholars of international law and international relations -- pose show more these questions in new ways. Some adhere to a progressive reading of the law; others adopt a critical stance. Topics included the function and historical evolution of the law; the cultural and intellectual assumptions of influential legal texts; and the experiences of legal activists in using law to pursue moral ends, including the rights of indigenous people and the protection of international law itself. show lessTags
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Cecelia Lynch is a professor in the department of political science at the University of California, Irvine. She is one of the original members of the "Methods Cafes" at the American Political Science Association, a forum for discussing interpretive methodologies. She has lectured at the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMMR) show more and at the Interpretive Methods workshop formed as part of the Northeastern Political Science Association, and acted as a faculty mentor at the NSF-funded Interpretive Methods and Methodologies workshop. show less
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