readers might perceive that the strength of this book lies in the very ample discussion on Kelsens legal scientific positivism in all its life periods, and in the discussion on international law on that foundation.

Vorwort
Winner of the 2015 ESIL Book Prize

Autorentext
Mónica García-Salmones Rovira is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Helsinki, within the Academy of Finland project 'History of International Law, between Religion and Empire'. Her research interests include international legal theory, positivism (Thomas Hobbes and Hans Kelsen), economic-positivism, legal philosophy, and the history of international law in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Klappentext

Positivism is seen as one of the most influential theoretical frameworks for understanding international law. This book investigates its origins and demonstrates how it has influenced the development of international law. It illuminates and re-assesses the work of Hans Kelsen and Lassa Oppenheim, two of the key architects of positivist thought.

Inhalt

• 1: Introduction

• 2: The Science of International Law at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Reality and Prospects

• 3: Kelsen and the New Scientific Method of International Law

• 4: Launching the Universalist Project

• 5: Conclusions