What may the 'Third World' expect from International Law?
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The terms Third World which has historically had layers of complexity to it is defined as meaning both states as well as peoples and international law is defined as that which concerns itself with lawness, the changing nature of its subjects and its sources. From a sociological perspective, it is argued that the remake of contemporary international law can no longer be understood as the exclusive law of the West and that it should recognize the authorial role played by the Third World in all its complexity.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2006
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Recreating the state
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The histories and overlapping meanings of Third World and international law are explored and it is stated that if the causes of violent conflict are to be appreciated, then a deeper understanding of the rules that hold together the state as a membership organization needs to be arrived at. Cessation of war and truly global politics means understanding how all states create the form of the 'other' liable to yield death as an active or passive consequence of their kinship rules.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2006
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Counter-hegemonic international law: Rethinking human rights and development as a Third World strategy
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An argument is presented that there is a distinction between hegemonic and counter-hegemonic international law and that the future of international law and the Third World are intricately intertwined in contributing to a counter-hegemonic international law. A critical analysis of the hegemonic nature of human rights and development discourses in contemporary international law is presented.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2006
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