How International Law Works: Introduction

International Theory, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 285–293, 2009

9 Pages Posted: 16 Nov 2012

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

How International law works offers a theory to explain why states comply with their international legal obligations. It then applies that theory to the field of international law, testing the conventional wisdom on how international law operates and why it looks the way it does.

Keywords: international law

Suggested Citation

Guzman, Andrew T., How International Law Works: Introduction (2009). International Theory, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 285–293, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2176015

Andrew T. Guzman (Contact Author)

USC Gould School of Law ( email )

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Los Angeles, CA 90089
United States

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