E-raamat: International Law and Architecture

This innovative and important contribution allows the reader to wander through the buildings and concepts of international law under the skilful guidance of the editors. It enables fresh -- viewpoints to emerge from the interplay of doctrine and infrastructure, concept and concrete, revealing valuable new perspectives on international laws history and its ongoing projects. Jessie Hohmann, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Is there a more exciting, penetrating and enjoyable way to engage with international law than through architecture? This volume brings together leading scholars at the forefront of international legal scholarships recent turn to materiality to explore international law through the visual, spatial, and material dimension of architecture. The result is an exuberant, innovative, and thought-provoking collection of essays that critically examine how architecture both shapes and reflects international law. With essays that traverse courthouse gardens and institutional headquarters, the ruins of Gaza and Mariupol, and the transparent spaces of the ICC, this book illuminates the political, performative, and postcolonial entanglements of law and the built environment. It invites readers to attune their gaze afreshto see international law not only in texts and treaties, but in concrete, steel, and glass.Bringing the study of international law and architecture out of infancy, this volume opens rich new avenues for legal scholarship. Highly recommended! -- Janne E Nijman, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland and University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands This is a book about building, a book of and for buildings, and it builds something truly grand. International Law and Architecture is the first coordinated attempt to show the links between architecture, design, and the shape of international law. It is creative, clever, captivating, and cosmopolitan. Chock full of insightful word plays, this book takes its readers through a looking glass of concrete encounters, facades, rubble, and gardens. -- Mark A. Drumbl, Washington and Lee University, USA