International law from below: development, social movements and third world resistance
Auteur :
Rajagopal, Balakrishnan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521016711
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2003
Dimensions :
24,6 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
750 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This analysis of international law using social movement theory provides a fundamental critique of modern international law. Rajagopal suggests that with transnational/local social movement action becoming increasingly central - witnessed in Seattle in 1999 - a law-based global order must take the resistance of social movements more seriously.