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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784560703321

Autore

Franck Thomas M.

Titolo

The power of legitimacy among nations : Thomas M. Franck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1990

©1990

ISBN

0-19-772024-2

1-280-52440-5

0-19-536287-X

1-4237-6423-4

1-60129-753-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

341.26

Soggetti

Recognition (International law)

Legitimacy of governments

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Prelude: Why a Quest for Legitimacy?; 2. The Irrelevance of Law and Non-Law; 3. Legitimacy: A Matter of Degree; 4. Determinacy; 5. Determinacy and the Sophist Rule-Idiot Rule Paradox; 6. Redefining Determinacy; 7. Symbolic Validation, Ritual, and Pedigree; 8. True Cues and Symbolic Validation; 9. Validation and Coherence; 10. Coherence and Legitimacy; 11. Adherence: Legitimacy and Normative Hierarchy; 12. Community and Legitimacy; 13. Postlude: Why Not Justice?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

An authority on international law considers why it is that rules within the international system are for the most part obeyed, even though they are not usually enforced. The text uses practical examples to show how international law works successfully even without formal codes or laws.