{"product_id":"how-interpretation-makes-international-law-on-semantic-change-and-normative-twists-9780199657674","title":"How Interpretation Makes International Law On Semantic Change and Normative Twists","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the classic narrative that sovereign states make the law that constrains them, this book argues that treaties and other sources of international law form only the starting point of legal authority. Interpretation can shift the meaning of texts and, in its own way, make law. In the practice of interpretation actors debate the meaning of the written and customary laws, and so contribute to the making of new law. In such cases it is the actor''s semantic authority that is key - the capacity for their interpretation to be accepted and become established as new reference points for legal discourse. The book identifies the practice of interpretation as a significant space for international lawmaking, using the key examples of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Appellate Body of the WTO to show how international institutions are able to shape and develop their constituent instruments by adding layers of interpretation, and moving the terms of discourse.The book applies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is an impressive and thought-provoking book for scholars and practitioners alike, as it addresses key issues of interpretation in a way that, until now, has remained more or less unexplored ... Readers of Venzke's book will find it the work of a talented writer and lawyer - a truly enjoyable read, and this being backed by solid research and well-structured arguments, the whole is a brilliantly executed piece of work. Last not least, Venzke also succeeds in building a bridge between legal theory and what is sometimes too pedestrian - the practitioner's perspective; both kinds of reader can benefit from reading this book. * Cristina Hoss, Heidelberg Journal of International Law *\u003cbr\u003eVenzke's philosophically and dogmatically thoughtful work provides a sophisticated translation of critical linguistic arguments into concrete conclusions for the law. * Chris Thomale, Archives for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy *\u003cbr\u003eWho does not read it [the book] will spend a lot of time with unnecessary problems. * Ralph Christensen, Juristenzeitung *\u003cbr\u003eIngo Venzke's insightful work on the changing of international norms by way of interpretation comes at an opportune moment ... Its main achievement lies in its critical approach to exposing where authority and power really lie. * Irina Buga, British Yearbook of International Law *\u003cbr\u003ewell worth reading ... a welcome contribution to international law * Jan Klabbers, European Journal of International Law *\u003cbr\u003eIngo Venzke's book How Interpretation Makes International Law: On Semantic Change and Normative Twists tells a number of tortoise and hare tales with respect to the creation of international law. In these tales the hare is represented by a number of different concepts and actors: formalism, states, sovereignty and sources-centred theoretical accounts of international law and the classic understanding of pacta sunt servanda as the ultimate maxim of how international law comes into existence ... the tortoises in Venzke's thesis are portrayed by the theory of communicative action, jurisgenerative practice and the interpretive acts of international administrations and other participants in international legal relations. Venzke's book is a significant step in providing a concrete theoretical framework for the analysis of how tortoises run. They run in many ways, but a very significant one is interpretation. * Maria Panezi, Transnational Legal Theory *\u003cbr\u003eReaders of Venzke's book will find it the work of a talented writer and lawyer-a truly enjoyable read, and this being backed by solid research and well-structured arguments, the whole is a brilliantly executed piece of work. * Christina Hoss, Heidelberg Journal for International Law *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. In the Beginning was the Deed ; 2. The Practice of Interpretation: Theoretical Perspectives ; 3. UNHCR and the Making of Refugee Law ; 4. Adjudication in the GATT\/WTO: Making General Exceptions ; 5. Lawmaking in the Practice of Interpretation: Normative Twists ; 6. Epilogue: In the End there is Eternity","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742158160215,"sku":"9780199657674","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199657674.jpg?v=1758380865","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-interpretation-makes-international-law-on-semantic-change-and-normative-twists-9780199657674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}