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The Concept of International Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2017

Sean D. Murphy*
Affiliation:
George Washington University Law School

Abstract

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Type
In What Sense is International Law Law?
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2009

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References

1 H.L.A. Hart, The Concept of Law (1961).

2 Id. at 3.

3 ld. at 212; see also at 227.

4 See, e.g., Anne-Marie Slaughter, A New World Order (2004).

5 The path-breaking work on this remains that of one of our panelists. See Thomas Franck, The Power of Legitimacy Among Nations (1990).

6 Hart, supra note 1, at 214-15.

7 Id. at 215.

8 Id. at 222.

9 Id. at 223.

10 ld.

11 Id. at 228.

12 Id. at 228-29.

13 Id. at 230.

14 ld.

15 For major works on these topics by two of our other panelists, see José E. Alvarez, International Organizations As Law-Makers (2005); Abram Chayes & Antonia Chayes, The New Sovereignty: Compliance With International Regulatory Agreements (1995).