Discutendo con Laporta

Discutendo con Laporta

It is possible to accept Laporta’s general approach to international law, which is inspired by legal cosmopolitanism as well as by political realism, without accepting the normative conclusions he reaches drawing on such an approach. I offer a few criticisms of Laporta’s essay. Firstly, the relative...

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Auteur principal: Itzcovich, Giulio
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Italien
Publié: Teoria politica 2020
Sujets:
International Law
Ban on War
Legal Theory
Coercion
Humanitarian Intervention
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:tp_642 it https://journals.openedition.org/tp/642 2020-05-26T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lh98 All rights reserved Discutendo con Laporta Teoria politica Rosenberg & Sellier info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1972-5477 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0394-1248 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/tp Itzcovich, Giulio International Law Ban on War Legal Theory Coercion Humanitarian Intervention It is possible to accept Laporta’s general approach to international law, which is inspired by legal cosmopolitanism as well as by political realism, without accepting the normative conclusions he reaches drawing on such an approach. I offer a few criticisms of Laporta’s essay. Firstly, the relatively recent attempt to outlaw war does not provide a secure foundation for international law, as maintained by Laporta. The international legal regulation of war is not only contingent, but also ineffective, contradictory and uncertain. Secondly, there is no need for a theoretical foundation of international law whatsoever: if a theory of law is unable to account for the legal nature of international law, this is a good is a reason for dismissing that theory instead of denying the existence of international law. Thirdly, and most importantly, no normative conclusion —and in particular no justification of humanitarian intervention— can ever be drawn from a theoretical foundation of international law: such a justification should rely on a variety of principled and pragmatic considerations that have no bearing on the legal status of international law.
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topic International Law
Ban on War
Legal Theory
Coercion
Humanitarian Intervention
spellingShingle International Law
Ban on War
Legal Theory
Coercion
Humanitarian Intervention
Itzcovich, Giulio
Discutendo con Laporta
description It is possible to accept Laporta’s general approach to international law, which is inspired by legal cosmopolitanism as well as by political realism, without accepting the normative conclusions he reaches drawing on such an approach. I offer a few criticisms of Laporta’s essay. Firstly, the relatively recent attempt to outlaw war does not provide a secure foundation for international law, as maintained by Laporta. The international legal regulation of war is not only contingent, but also ineffective, contradictory and uncertain. Secondly, there is no need for a theoretical foundation of international law whatsoever: if a theory of law is unable to account for the legal nature of international law, this is a good is a reason for dismissing that theory instead of denying the existence of international law. Thirdly, and most importantly, no normative conclusion —and in particular no justification of humanitarian intervention— can ever be drawn from a theoretical foundation of international law: such a justification should rely on a variety of principled and pragmatic considerations that have no bearing on the legal status of international law.
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