Abstract
This review critiques Deland, Klamberg, and Wrange's book, International Humanitarian Law and Justice: Historical and Sociological Perspectives. The book introduces the importance of historicizing international law, and is divided into themed parts that illustrate how conducting historiographies can aid legal scholars and practitioners in better understanding what the law is. The review will evaluate the effectiveness of weaving the historiography theme throughout the chapters to substantiate the book's thesis.
Highlights
This book is edited by a trio of Swedish professors and was born of a 2016 academic conference in Sweden centered around the history of international law and justice, organized because the editors believed that scholarship on the topic was lacking
The book is divided into four themes: historiographies (Part I); navigating through legal gaps and fault lines (Part II); emotions and identities as factors in international law (Part III); and, how personalities can influence history (Part IV)
Damien Rogers illustrates this theme in his chapter on the evolution of international criminal law (‘ICL’)
Summary
The book is divided into four themes: historiographies (Part I); navigating through legal gaps and fault lines (Part II); emotions and identities as factors in international law (Part III); and, how personalities can influence history (Part IV). Part I, historiographies, introduces the core idea behind the book: the importance of historicizing international law. Ignacio de la Rasilla, International Law and History: Modern Interfaces (Cambridge University understood in the context of [their] contemporary legal universe” (p 12).
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