1st Edition

Russian Discourses on International Law Sociological and Philosophical Phenomenon

By P. Sean Morris Copyright 2019
291 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

291 Pages
by Routledge

A number of recent events in the last decade have renewed interest in Russian discourses on international law. This book evaluates and presents a contemporary analysis of Russian discourses on international law from various perspectives, including sociological, theoretical, political, and philosophical. The aim is to identify how Russia interacts with international law, the reasons behind such... Read more

Notes on Contributors









Acknowledgements







Introduction







Part I



Russia and the Theoretical Struggles on International Law









  1. The Nature of Russian Discourses on International Law: A Contemporary Survey


  2. Vladislav L. Tolstykh







  3. Contradictions and Incompleteness in Russian Legal Discourses


  4. Anna Isaeva







  5. Russia and International Human Rights Law: A View from the Past


  6. Anna Lukina



    Part II



    Social Systems, Constitutionalism and Legal Ideology







  7. Living Constitutionalism in Russia


  8. Maria Smirnova and Chris Thornhill







  9. "Sovereign Democracy" and International Law: Legitimation and Legal Ideology


  10. P. Sean Morris





    Part III



    Ethical Borders and Transplantation of Law and Morals







  11. Russia and the Council of Europe: An Incompatible Ideology, and a Transplanted Legal Regime?


  12. Bill Bowring







  13. International Law and the Transnational Dimension of the Russian Orthodox Church


  14. Sebastian Rimestad 



    Part IV



    The High Politics of Contemporary Russia in International Law







  15. Foreign Policy Discourses as Part of Understanding Russia and International Law


  16. W. E. Butler



  17. The Changing Nature of the Contemporary Russian Interpretation of the Right to Self-Determination under International Law


  18. Tero Lundstedt



  19. The Principle of Territorial Integrity in Russian International Law Doctrine: The Case of Crimea


  20. Christer Pursiainen and Tuomas Forsberg



    Part V



    The Application of International Law and the International Economic System







  21. Russian Banking Regulation and Supervision in Global Financial Governance: Some Theoretical Perspectives on Soft Law Approaches to Banking Regulation






Alexander A. Vishnevskiy



Index



Biography

P. Sean Morris teaches international economic law at the University of Helsinki, Finland.