Why History of International Law Today?

Authors

  • Martti Koskenniemi Helsinki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12946/rg04/061-066

Abstract

The article presents a brief overview of research and publication in the history of international law in Europe today. The upsurge of interest in historical studies is traced back to a sense of present transformation, with historical studies seeking to explore both aspects of continuity and change in the international legal system. The article outlines three tasks for the discipline in the future: to begin work for international law’s Ideengeschichte, to focus on the relationship between the West and its »Other«, and to undertake studies in the historical sociology of international law.

Published

2004-02-26

How to Cite

Koskenniemi, Martti, Why History of International Law Today?, in: Rechtsgeschichte – Legal History Rg 4 (2004) 61-66, online: https://doi.org/10.12946/rg04/061-066

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