OUVRAGE : A. van Aaken, P. d'Argent, L. Mälksoo, J.J. Vasel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe

Anne van AAKEN, Pierre d'ARGENT, Lauri MÄLKSOO, Johann Justus VASEL

This handbook provides a comprehensive account of how international law is understood and practiced in Europe, which is defined for the purposes of the book as Council of Europe countries, in the past and in the present. It is separated into parts covering Europe's values, intellectual traditions, and institutions, as well as examinations of European countries and regions.

A diverse group of leading scholars and practitioners of international law are led by three overarching focus points: the success and failures of the pacifying effect of international law, the diversity of international legal experiences and traditions within Europe, and the impact of European ideas on international law globally. By examining these areas, the book also analyses Europe's changing role in the world, and the impact of global influences on the understanding of international law in European countries.

The book is a study of regionalism in international law, but also a study of the impact of a region which, at least historically, has had an overwhelming influence on the development and interpretations of international law.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

PART 1

1: Lauri Mälksoo, A Rich But Contested History: The Role of European States and Lawyers in the History of International Law
2: Christian Walter, The Role of Religion in the Formation of International Law in Europe
3: Antony Anghie, Europe and International Law: Colonial Legacies
4: Başak Çalı, Human Rights Ideas, Law, and Institutions in Europe
5: Anne van Aaken, Rule of Law in Europe: A Multi-Layered Network
6: Sevanna Poghosyan, The Question of Democracy in International Law in the Context of European History
7: Veronika Bílková, The Idea of European Culture(s) and Diversity
8: Akbar Rasulov, Gail Lythgoe, The Ideas of Prosperity and Solidarity in European International Law
9: Hent Kalmo, Sovereignty and European Exceptionalism
10: Pierre d'Argent, The European Union: Using International Law to Replace It
11: Makane Moïse Mbengue, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, The Criticism of Eurocentrism and International Law: Countering and Pluralizing the Research, Teaching, and Practice of Eurocentric International Law

PART 2

12: Jean d'Aspremont, International Legal Positivism and the European Quest for Scientificity
13: Yuval Shany, Maria Varaki, International Law in Europe and Legal Realism
14: Antje Wiener, Constitutionalism
15: Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Role of Natural Law in the Rise and Decline of European International Law
16: Anne Dienelt, When Humanitarians go to War: A European Road to "Civilized" Warfare?
17: Antonios Tzanakopoulos, The Master's Tools and the Master's House: Marxist Insights for International Law

PART 3

18: Ganna Yudkivska, The Council of Europe
19: Anja Mihr, The OSCE
20: Johann Justus Vasel, The European Union: Silent Superpower or Noah's Ark
21: Sylwia Majkowska-Szulc, Karolina Wierczyńska, European Neighbourhood Policy and EU Enlargement
22: Ineta Ziemele, European Judiciary (ECtHR, ECJ, National Courts)
23: Jan Klabbers, Europe's interaction with the rest of the world
24: Thomas D. Grant, NATO
25: Sergey Sayapin, The Eurasian Economic Union

PART 4

26: Lauri Mälksoo, The Baltic States
27: Edoardo Stoppioni, France, Hélène Ruiz Fabri
28: Andreas von Arnauld, Germany
29: Vassilis P. Tzevelekos, Iakovos V. Iakovidis, Greece
30: Attila Tanzi, Ludovica Chiussi Curzi, Italy
31: Cedric Ryngaert, The Netherlands
32: Pål Wrange, Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, The Nordic States
33: Władysław Czapliński, Poland
34: Vera Rusinova, Russia
35: Carlos Espósito, Patrícia Galvão Teles, Spain and Portugal
36: Helen Keller, Nicole Lüthi, Violetta Sefkow-Werner, Switzerland,
37: Işıl Ergüvenç Karakaş, Olgun Akbulut, Turkey
38: Mykola Gnatovskyy, Ukraine
39: James Harrison, Michael Wood, The United Kingdom
40: Pavel Šturma, The Visegrád (V4) Countries
41: Marko Milanović, Tatjana Papić, The Countries of the former Yugoslavia

 

Anne VAN AAKEN, Pierre d'ARGENT, Lauri MÄLKSOO, Johann Justus VASEL (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2025 (1008 pp.)