1st Edition

Relational Normativity of International Law General International Law and the International Legal Order

By Roman Kwiecień Copyright 2026
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of general international law and its normative relevance to the international legal order. The relevance of general international law to the international legal order is founded on a concept of the relational normativity of international law. The book demonstrates how relational normativity is an intrinsic feature of international law that... Read more

Introduction: The Relevance of ‘Relational Normativity’ to Research on General International Law

 

Part I: What Is General International Law and How Is It Formed?

1. Searching for the Meaning of the Term ‘General International Law’

2. The Formal Sources of General International Law or Where General International Law Can Be Found

3. How is General International Law Formed? Relational Normativity and its Relevance in the International Law-making

 

Part II: How Does General International Law Work in Practice?

4. International Human Rights Law as a Part of General International Law

5. Space Law as a Part of General International Law

6. Final Conclusions: General International Law in the International Legal Order

Biography

Roman Kwiecień is Professor of Law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Law and Administration. He holds the Chair of Public International Law.