International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?

<p>This review essay examines four leading Russian textbooks of public international law. It is noteworthy that doctrinal pluralism has been established in the international law doctrine as represented by the Russian scholars. One particular doctrinal question of heavy symbolic signifi...

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Main Author: Lauri Mälksoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Goettingen Journal of International Law e.V. 2009-03-01
Series:Göttingen Journal of International Law
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Online Access:http://gojil.uni-goettingen.de/ojs/index.php/gojil/article/view/32
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spelling doaj-39797c361eb44c9eac893d871593864a2020-11-24T22:28:50ZengGoettingen Journal of International Law e.V. Göttingen Journal of International Law1868-15812009-03-0112International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?Lauri Mälksoo<p>This review essay examines four leading Russian textbooks of public international law. It is noteworthy that doctrinal pluralism has been established in the international law doctrine as represented by the Russian scholars. One particular doctrinal question of heavy symbolic significance – whether individuals have become subjects of international law beside states – is examined. It turns out that different answers given to that question in the scholarship are linked with a general attitude towards the Soviet legacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> http://gojil.uni-goettingen.de/ojs/index.php/gojil/article/view/32Russian Federationhuman rightsinternational lawindividual as subject of international lawSoviet history
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International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?
Göttingen Journal of International Law
Russian Federation
human rights
international law
individual as subject of international law
Soviet history
author_facet Lauri Mälksoo
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title International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?
title_short International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?
title_full International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?
title_fullStr International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?
title_full_unstemmed International Law in Russian Textbooks: What’s in the Doctrinal Pluralism?
title_sort international law in russian textbooks: what’s in the doctrinal pluralism?
publisher Goettingen Journal of International Law e.V.
series Göttingen Journal of International Law
issn 1868-1581
publishDate 2009-03-01
description <p>This review essay examines four leading Russian textbooks of public international law. It is noteworthy that doctrinal pluralism has been established in the international law doctrine as represented by the Russian scholars. One particular doctrinal question of heavy symbolic significance – whether individuals have become subjects of international law beside states – is examined. It turns out that different answers given to that question in the scholarship are linked with a general attitude towards the Soviet legacy.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
topic Russian Federation
human rights
international law
individual as subject of international law
Soviet history
url http://gojil.uni-goettingen.de/ojs/index.php/gojil/article/view/32
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