Year: 2018
Author: Theilen, Jens T., Hassfurther, Isabelle, Staff, Wiebke
German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 60 (2018), Iss. 1 : pp. 315–334
Abstract
In the face of recent challenges to international law and its institutions, a sense of despair and resignation pervades some parts of international legal scholarship – a mindset which may work to close off the ability to think, feel, and imagine alternatives. As a counterpoint to such despair, this paper explores the potential of utopianism as a framework for rethinking international law which provides grounds for hope. Building on the articles contained in the Special Section “Towards Utopia – Rethinking International Law” which it introduces, the paper discusses three topoi of utopianism in relation to international law: first, the diversity of utopian approaches, ranging from grand blueprints to everyday utopias; second, the relation of utopianism to critique, and specifically to critical approaches to international law; and third, the complicated role of international law in relation to social change.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/gyil.60.1.315
German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 60 (2018), Iss. 1 : pp. 315–334
Published online: 2018-01
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 20
Keywords: Utopianism International Law Grand Blueprints Everyday Utopias Eutopia Despair Hope Denaturalisation Critical International Legal Theory
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens T. Theilen / Isabelle Hassfurther / Wiebke Staff: Guest Editors’ Introduction: Towards Utopia – Rethinking International Law | 1 | ||
| I. From Despair to Hope: A Utopian Counterpoint | 1 | ||
| II. Grand Blueprints, Everyday Utopias, and International Law | 6 | ||
| III. Critique and Utopianism | 1 | ||
| IV. Towards Utopia: Transformation by Law, Transformation of Law | 1 |