Altruism In International Law

The first book-length study of international law through the lens of altruism.

This book is an assault on the notion that it is empirically accurate and legally and philosophically satisfactory to see humans as atomistic entities. It contends that our welfare is inextricably entangled with that of others, and accordingly law and ethics, in determining our best interests, should recognise the central importance of relationality, the performance of obligations, and (even apparently injurious) altruism.

This book addresses the disparity between positive non-treaty law and its scholarly assessment in the area of moral concepts, understood as altruistic as opposed to reciprocal legal obligations. It shows how scholars are generously willing to assert the existence of a rule of international law, thereby moving further away from actual state practice, not taking into account the factors of legal rhetoric and the core survival interests of the state in the formation of custom and general principles of law. The main argument is that such moral concepts can simply not manifest themselves as non-treaty sources of international law from a dogmatic perspective. The reason is the inherent connection between the formation of the non-treaty sources of international law and state interest that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to assess state practice or opinio juris in the case of altruistic obligations. The book further demonstrates this finding by looking at two cases in point: Human rights and humanitarian exceptions to the prohibition of force. As opposed to the majority of existing works on the subject, State Interest and the Sources of International Law takes a bigger-picture approach to a number of distinct problems in international law scholarship by looking at the building blocks of international relations on the one hand, and merging this with sources doctrine on the other. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of international law, human rights, international relations, political science, legal philosophy, and legal theory.

With "THE ALTRUISM CODE - Your Protection" you can stay safe no matter what is going on in the world around you. You can remain untouched in the middle of a war, prosperous in a global recession, healthy in a pandemic, comfortable in a changing climate and joyful rather than depressed. THE ALTRUISM CODE is the Constitution for a new civilization and the source-code for a new system of U.S. and international law. This code is a unifying principle to heal division and unite the world. It is also a powerful treatise on which lawyers can base arguments in courts. It is also loaded with easy to understand practical information that will serve as your protection from harm in life and means to create your purpose and dreams. The "altruism code" is your protection from harm and the foundation in law that asserts your rights. The ALTRUISM CODE is the legal basis of a new civilization. The altruism code which originated with William Eastwood's International Philosophy, lays the foundation of human altruism in law. "Consciousness is altruistic and consciousness can change our world." - William Eastwood. Every person's dignity is protected by universal, intrinsic law and international philosophy altruism law code. William Eastwood is an outsider and political influencer who worked for a Yale Professor when he was 13 years old. Add this Magna Carta masterpiece to your law or self-help best books collection now. Original and one-of-a-kind new precedent for humanity and a new era of peace and prosperity for the human race. War and crime will be done with once and for all.

Institutional and political developments since the end of the Cold War have led to a revival of public interest in, and anxiety about, international law. Liberal international law is appealed to as offering a means of constraining power and as representing universal values. This book brings together scholars who draw on jurisprudence, philosophy, legal history and political theory to analyse the stakes of this turn towards international law. Contributors explore the history of relations between international law and those it defines as other - other traditions, other logics, other forces, and other groups. They explore the archive of international law as a record of attempts by scholars, bureaucrats, decision-makers and legal professionals to think about what happens to law at the limits of modern political organisation. The result is a rich array of responses to the question of what it means to speak and write about international law in our time.

A theoretical, historical and juridical exegesis of human dignity in international law over two centuries.

Aesthetic philosophy and the arts offer an innovative and attractive approach to enhancing international law in support of peace.