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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book uses the idea of experience to investigate the various ways in which international organizations are understood by judges, legal practitioners, legal researchers, legal theorists, and thinkers of global governance.
Trade Review‘Standing on top of Mount Olympus as well as in the valley below, over the last decade or so Jean d’Aspremont has been creating a genre all his own, best seen as ‘confessional phenomenology’ perhaps. He is not unique in looking at what (mostly academic) international lawyers do, but where others look at how international lawyers contribute to justice or injustice, oppression or emancipation, d’Aspremont turns his gaze inward, reflecting on what drives those international lawyers, including (and occasionally especially) himself. The result, here as elsewhere, is insightful and sometimes infuriating, eye-opening and occasionally trivial, with lots of ideas to explore and some to disagree with. In other words, The Experiences of International Organizations
is vintage d’Aspremont.’ -- Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki, Finland
‘The phenomenological approach to law fits in with the latest scholarly insights and trends. It is therefore timely to provide a subjective, experiential perspective on what is perceived by many as the sturdiest and most objective of all legal occurrences: the international organisation. This book carefully lays out such a phenomenological perspective, with the author’s signature combination of eloquence and analytical rigour. A must-read for anyone who wishes to keep ahead in international (institutional) law scholarship.’ -- Catherine Brölmann, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Table of ContentsContents: Preface viii Introduction: A phenomenological approach to international institutional law 1 The experience of affection 2 The experience of insulation 3 The experience of edification 4 The experience of restriction 5 The experience of reconciliation Epilogue Bibliography Index
