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International law as we know it : cyberwar discourse and the construction of knowledge in international legal scholarship / Lianne J. M. Boer, VU Amsterdam.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (vii, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781108676564 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 341.6/3 23
LOC classification:
  • KZ6718 .B64 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Knowing international law -- "Legal problem-solution" and the cyberwar discourse -- "Not 'armed force' in the literal sense" -- "The greater part of jurisconsults" -- "Call me again if you're ever ready to begin answering the questions" -- In conclusion : International law as we know it.
Summary: International legal scholars tend to think of their work as the interpretation of rules: the application of a law 'out there' to concrete situations. This book takes a different approach to that scholarship: it views doctrine as a socio-linguistic practice. In other words, this book views legal scholars not as law-appliers, but as constructing knowledge within a particular academic discipline. By means of three close-ups of the discourse on cyberwar and international law, this book shows how international legal knowledge is constructed in ways usually overlooked: by means of footnotes, for example, or conference presentations. In so doing, this book aims to present a new way of seeing international legal scholarship: one that pays attention to the mundane parts of international legal texts and provides a different understanding of how international law as we know it comes about.
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Knowing international law -- "Legal problem-solution" and the cyberwar discourse -- "Not 'armed force' in the literal sense" -- "The greater part of jurisconsults" -- "Call me again if you're ever ready to begin answering the questions" -- In conclusion : International law as we know it.

International legal scholars tend to think of their work as the interpretation of rules: the application of a law 'out there' to concrete situations. This book takes a different approach to that scholarship: it views doctrine as a socio-linguistic practice. In other words, this book views legal scholars not as law-appliers, but as constructing knowledge within a particular academic discipline. By means of three close-ups of the discourse on cyberwar and international law, this book shows how international legal knowledge is constructed in ways usually overlooked: by means of footnotes, for example, or conference presentations. In so doing, this book aims to present a new way of seeing international legal scholarship: one that pays attention to the mundane parts of international legal texts and provides a different understanding of how international law as we know it comes about.

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