International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)

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Autor principal: Jasper E. Bergink
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Publicado: Amsterdam Law Forum 2010
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dd032026938e48e7b5adf44af32b0d452021-12-02T02:44:37ZInternational law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/dd032026938e48e7b5adf44af32b0d452010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/164https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Garamond;">The article attempts to integrate international law and international relations by analysing how law works within international politics. In international relations, the instrumentalist theory poses that states rationally employ international law as a foreign policy instrument. Analysing the case of Kosovo from 1999 to 2010, this article aims to show what international law really does. It highlights the indeterminacy or imprecision of law as a feature that hinders its effectiveness. Moreover, it argues that law’s discursive function and the final consequences of the use of law should be analysed to judge the claims of instrumentalism.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jasper E. BerginkAmsterdam Law ForumarticleLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 2, Iss 4 (2010)
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International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)
description <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Garamond;">The article attempts to integrate international law and international relations by analysing how law works within international politics. In international relations, the instrumentalist theory poses that states rationally employ international law as a foreign policy instrument. Analysing the case of Kosovo from 1999 to 2010, this article aims to show what international law really does. It highlights the indeterminacy or imprecision of law as a feature that hinders its effectiveness. Moreover, it argues that law’s discursive function and the final consequences of the use of law should be analysed to judge the claims of instrumentalism.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->
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author Jasper E. Bergink
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title International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)
title_short International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)
title_full International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)
title_fullStr International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)
title_full_unstemmed International law as a political instrument in the case of Kosovo (1999-2010)
title_sort international law as a political instrument in the case of kosovo (1999-2010)
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