The Limits of the Law Inaugural Lecture (Volume 379)
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ABSTRACTThis inaugural conference is based on the fact that the Law has limitations at every level: national law as much as international law. The argument is that international law should be understood from an instrumentalist perspective, as the law is one way and not the only way to give answers. This makes sense as international law is an option among others in international relations, and has many limits, as detailed by the author in three points: intractable problems, the “grain” of international law, and conceptual limitations.
RÉSUMÉCette conférence inaugurale est basée sur le fait que la loi a des limites à tous les niveaux : le droit national autant que le droit international. L'argument est que le droit international doit être compris dans une perspective instrumentaliste, car le droit est un moyen, et non le seule, de donner des réponses. Cela a du sens car le droit international est une option parmi d'autres dans les relations internationales, et a de nombreuses limites, comme l'a détaillé l'auteur en trois points : les problèmes insolubles, le "grain" du droit international, et les limitations conceptuelles.
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The Limits of the Law Inaugural Lecture (Volume 379)
in The Hague Academy Collected Courses Online / Recueil des cours de l'Académie de La Haye en ligneSearch for other papers by Vaughan Lowe in
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(8,800 words)