From Cosmopolitanism To Human Rights Olivier De Frouville by Olivier De Frouville 9781509938520, 9781509938551, 1509938524, 1509938559 instant download after payment.

This collection of essays charts the question of how we might develop a democratic theory of international law. Characterised by a back-and-forth between theory and practice, it operates at two levels: a theoretical level which reflects on and criticises the categories, words and concepts through which international law is understood, and a more applied level which focuses on ‘cosmopolitan building sites’. The first part of the book presents elements of a democratic theory of international law, if not a complete theory: it addresses the meaning of legal cosmopolitanism, the theory of the international constitution, questions the interpretation of humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect. It also engages in a more defensive path to counter recent attacks on international law, cosmopolitanism and human rights. The second part bridges theory and practice. Here the collection takes a closer look at ‘cosmopolitan building sites’ like the status of civil society in international organisations, the reform of the Security Council or the project of a World Court of Human Rights. It shows that international law is already embarked on a cosmopolitan process and locates these developments within the appropriate theoretical framework.
Volume 8 in the series French Studies in International Law