1. Lauri Mälksoo. Russian Approaches to International Law
- Author:
- Angelika Nussberger
- Publication Date:
- 07-2015
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Abstract:
- Modern international law of the 21st century seems to be characterized by a farewell to the Westphalian understanding of state sovereignty, by the empowerment of the individual and by transnational solutions to common problems in a globalized world. This overview, however, is not true for Russian international law. The ‘powerful idea of Russia’s civilizational distinctness from the West’ is underlying the post-Soviet practice in international law (at 190). This is the main thesis of Lauri Mälksoo’s study on ‘Russian approaches to international law’. Russia was different, Russia is different and Russia is proud of being different.
- Topic:
- International Law, Sovereignty, United Nations, History, and Intellectual History
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Europe, and Crimea