Title:
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RULES, NORMS, AND DECISIONS
ON THE CONDITIONS OF PRACTICAL AND LEGAL REASONING IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DOMESTIC AFFAIRS |
By: |
Friedrich V. Kratochwil, Steve Smith, Thomas Biersteker |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0521409713 |
ISBN 13: |
9780521409711 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
19 April, 1991 |
Series: |
Cambridge Studies in International Relations No.2 |
Pages: |
328 |
Description: |
Assesses the impact of norms on decision-making, arguing that norms influence choices not by being causes for actions, but by providing reasons. Consequently it approaches the problem via an investigation of the reasoning process in which norms play a decisive role. |
Synopsis: |
This book assesses the impact of norms on decision-making. It argues that norms influence choices not by being causes for actions, but by providing reasons. Consequently it approaches the problem via an investigation of the reasoning process in which norms play a decisive role. Kratochwil argues that, depending upon the strictness the guidance norms provide in arriving at a decision, different styles of reasoning with norms can be distinguished. While the focus in this book is largely analytical, the argument is developed through the interpretation of the classic thinkers in international law (Grotius, Vattel, Pufendorf, Rousseau, Hume, Habermas). |
Illustrations: |
notes, index |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |