The Economic Structure of International Law pdf

Joel Trachtman is Professor of International Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Recognized worldwide as a leading authority on international law, he has published eight academic books and over 100 scholarly articles. He has lectured at the American Law Institute, Berkeley, Cambridge, Chicago, Columbia, Duke, European University Institute, Georgetown, Hamburg, Harvard, Hong Kong, the London School of Economics, NYU, the OECD, Oxford, Singapore, UCLA, the United Nations, Virginia, the World Trade Organization, Yale, and other leading organizations and universities around the world. Before entering academia he practiced law with a Wall Street law firm in New York and in Hong Kong.

The Economic Structure of International Law pdf by Joel Trachtman

The Economic Structure of International Law presents a rationalist analysis of the structure of international law. It employs social scientific techniques to develop an understanding of the role of law in international society. In doing so, it delves into the question of compliance and reveals the real-world circumstances under which states might adhere to or violate international law. Joel P. Trachtman explores such topics as treaty-making and jurisdiction; the rise, stability, and efficiency of custom; the establishment of international organizations; and the structure and role of international legal dispute settlement. At the core of the book lies the question of the allocation of legal power to states. The Economic Structure of International Law presents policymakers and scholars with an over-arching analytical model of international law, one that demonstrates the potential of international law, but also explains how policymakers should choose among different international legal structures.