Law and Disciplinarity

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Thinking beyond Borders: Reflections on Law and Disciplinarity

      • Robert J. Beck

      Pages 3-30

3. The Nature of International Law as Subject and Discipline

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31

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   2. The Relative Autonomy of International Law or the Forgotten Politics of Interdisciplinarity

      • Jan Klabbers

      Pages 33-47

   3. Speed Limits and Speed Bumps: The Fictions and Functions of International Law

      • Kennan Ferguson

      Pages 49-64

4. Law, Warfare, and Territorial Borders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Cyberwar: Building a Normative and Legal-Based Approach for Cyberdeterrence

      • Catherine Lotrionte

      Pages 67-99

   3. Why Are Failed States’ Borders Stable against External Predation?

      • Tanisha M. Fazal

      Pages 101-128

5. Law and Art in the Global Realm

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. The Movement of Skilled Labor and Knowledge across Borders

      • Shubha Ghosh

      Pages 131-152

   3. Wikipedia Art: At the Borders of (Wiki) Law, Lawyering, Lobbying, and Power

      • Scott Kildall, Nathaniel Stern

      Pages 153-179

6. Law and the Construction of the State

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. International Law, State Will, and the Standard of Civilization in Japan’s Assertion of Sovereign Equality

      • Douglas Howland

      Pages 183-205

   3. Cyberstates?

      • Peter Sands

      Pages 207-225

7. Law, the Internet, and Communication

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227

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   2. Ghosts, Vampires, and the Global Shaping of Internet Policy

      • Monroe E. Price

      Pages 229-244

   3. Internet Privacy across Borders: “Trading Up” or a “Race to the Bottom”?

      • Michael Zimmer

      Pages 245-253

8. Law in a Globalized World: A Theoretical Exploration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255

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   2. Communication, Niklas Luhmann, and the Fragmentation Debate in International Law

      • Friedrich Kratochwil

      Pages 257-288

Traditional legal borders are increasingly contested in the present day. This book explores the nature, implications, and future of legal 'borders' - geographic and intellectual - in the twenty-first century's dramatically changing global context.

• communication
• international law
• Internet
• law
• Luhmann
• Nation
• nature
• Niklas Luhmann
• Policy
• politics

"The study of international law has too long been isolated from other academic disciplines (and vice-versa). Many scholars have called for greater integration and collaboration; this volume delivers." Paul F. Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, USA

"This fascinating collection of essays explores ways in which globalization, and especially its technological dimensions, challenge the boundaries of international law as well as the boundaries of sovereignty, authority, and power a timely update on the interdisciplinary project in law." Shirley Scott, Vice-Chair, International Law Section, International Studies Association

Tanisha Fazal, University of Notre Dame, USA. Kennan Ferguson, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Shubha Ghosh, University of Wisconsin, USA Douglas Howland, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Scott Kildall, Artist Jan Klabbers, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland Friedrich Kratochwil, Kyung Hee University, South Korea Catherine Lotrionte, Georgetown University, USA Monroe Price, University of Pennsylvania, USA Peter Sands, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Nathaniel Stern, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA

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