{"product_id":"9780521546966","title":"From Apology to Utopia : The Structure of International Legal Argument by Martti  Koskenniemi","description":"This book presents a critical view of international law as an argumentative practice that aims to 'depoliticise' international relations. Drawing from a range of materials, Koskenniemi demonstrates how international law becomes vulnerable to the contrasting criticisms of being either an irrelevant moralist Utopia or a manipulable fa?ade for State interests. He examines the conflicts inherent in international law - sources, sovereignty, 'custom' and 'world order' - and  shows how legal discourse about such subjects can be described in terms of a small number of argumentative rules. This book was originally published in English in Finland in 1989 and though it quickly became a classic, it has been out of print for some years. In 2006, Cambridge was proud to reissue this seminal text, together with a freshly written Epilogue in which the author both responds to critiques of the original work, and reflects on the effect and significance of his 'deconstructive' approach today.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311789191541,"sku":"9780521546966","price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780521546966.jpg?v=1762819355","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780521546966","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}