Formalism and the sources of international law: a theory of the ascertainment of legal rules
In: Oxford Monographs in International Law
In: Oxford Monographs in International Law Ser.
As a result of the growing prominence of international organizations and non-binding instruments there is increasing controversy as to how to delineate the boundaries of international law. This book advocates a return to a more formal way of determining what is and isn't international law, and suggests ways in which this formalism can be modernized.