Book Review of Alan Boyle and Christine Chinkin, THE MAKING OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, Oxford University Press, 2007

Authors

Sean D. Murphy, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

2010

Status

Accepted

Abstract

Abstract:
An Extraordinary Range of International "Rules" or "Norms" are Created Today Through Mechanisms that Do Not Fit Easily into the Traditional Sources of International Law. In the Making of International Law, Professors Alan Boyle of the University of Edinburgh and Christine Chinkin of the London School of Economics Set Their Sights on Providing a Broad Account of Such Law-Making, Looking Across Different Areas of Organizational Behavior, Both Governmental and Non-Governmental. Although this Volume Has Some Shortcomings, it is an Excellent Starting Point for Those Interested in an Engaging and Informed Survey of Various Ways in Which International Law is Currently Made, and Points the Direction for Those Who Wish to Embark on Even Deeper Inquiries.

GW Paper Series

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 518; GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 518

SSRN Link

http://ssrn.com/abstract=1699834

Recommended Citation

Sean D. Murphy, Book Review of Alan Boyle and Christine Chinkin, THE MAKING OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, Oxford University Press, 2007, 104 Am. J. Int'l L. 697 (2010).