The philosophy of international law in contemporary scholarship: overcoming negligence through the global expansion of human rights

Autores

  • Fabrício Bertini Pasquot Polido University of Minas Gerais
  • Vinicius Machado Calixto University of Minas Gerais
  • Lucas Costa dos Anjos University of Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5102/rdi.v12i2.3730

Palavras-chave:

Neglect of international law, Legal Pluralism, Transnational Justice, Human Rights.

Resumo

The paper aims to analyze the relative neglect often given to international law under philosophy of law studies. Within this context, the relationship between law an reasoning in the light of the international realm is taken in a broader level to understand the role played by this field of knowledge in H.L.A. Hart’s The Concept of Law, among other works of reference. With the consolidation of normative and jurisprudential work of several international fora, such as the United Nations, its affiliate agencies, and many international courts other than the International Court of Justice, international law has given rise to several legal phenomena worth understanding through a philosophical perspective. Regardless of the field of study, whether humanitarian law, international economic law, or transnational justice, the social and political role international law plays nowadays has been growing exponentially. Notwithstanding its importance, there is a current negligence to the philosophy of international law among authors from all over the world. Despite researching fields such as distributive justice, group justice and transnational justice, not enough though is put into understanding current legal theories behind international law, neither into the possibility of conceiving a moral theory in the context of legal pluralism. In view of these main issues, the article aims not only to examine international law as a viable field of study for the philosophy of law in the context of legal pluralism, but also to further understand its developmental consequences for the international order.

Biografia do Autor

  • Fabrício Bertini Pasquot Polido, University of Minas Gerais
    Professor of International Law and Fellow at the Graduate Research Program in Law of Federal University of Minas Gerais. J.S.D in International Law, University of São Paulo.
  • Vinicius Machado Calixto, University of Minas Gerais
    Mestrando em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), vinculado ao Projeto Estruturante Internacionalização do Direito na Era Global. Estagiário docente no curso de Direito da UFMG. Pós-Graduando em Direito Desportivo e Negócios do Esporte pelo Centro de Direito Internacional (CEDIN). Bacharel em Direito pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB).
  • Lucas Costa dos Anjos, University of Minas Gerais
    Master in Law Candidate Master in Law degree at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

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2015-12-31

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v. 12 n. 2 (2015): Teoria do direito internacional

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The philosophy of international law in contemporary scholarship: overcoming negligence through the global expansion of human rights. (2015). Revista de Direito Internacional, 12(2), 211-225. https://doi.org/10.5102/rdi.v12i2.3730