Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: Setting the Stage: 1. International law and international relations: taking stock Jeffrey L. Dunoff and Mark A. Pollack; 2. Law, legalization, and politics: an agenda for the next generation of IR/IL scholars Kenneth W. Abbott and Duncan Snidal; Part II. Theorizing International Law: 3. Institutionalism and international law Barbara Koremenos; 4. Liberal theories of international law Andrew Moravcsik; 5. Constructivism and international law Jutta Brunne;e and Stephen J. Toope; 6. Wanted: dead or alive - realist approaches to international law Richard H. Steinberg; Part III. Making International Law: 7. Flexibility in international agreements Laurence R. Helfer; 8. Hard and soft law Gregory Shaffer and Mark A. Pollack; 9. NGOs in international relations (theory) Peter J. Spiro; 10. Regulatory networks Abraham Newman and David Zaring; 11. Lawmaking by international organizations: perspectives from IL/IR theory Ian Johnstone; 12. Institutional proliferation and the international legal order Kal Raustiala; 13. Legitimacy: concepts and conceptions/normative and descriptive Daniel Bodansky; Part IV. The Interpretation and Application of International Law: 14. The Multiple roles of international courts and tribunals: enforcement, dispute resolution, constitutional and administrative review Karen J. Alter; 15. The design of dispute settlement procedures in international agreements Barbara Koremenos and Timm Betz; 16. Whose agents? the interpretation of international law in national courts Lisa Conant; 17. International judicial independence Erik Voeten; 18. The politics of treaty interpretation: variations and explanations across international tribunals Joost Pauwelyn and Manfred Elsig; Part V. Enforcement, Compliance, and Effectiveness: 19. The engines of compliance Jana von Stein; 20. Coercive enforcement in international law Alexander Thompson; 21. Reputation in international relations and international law theory Rachel Brewster; 22. Open economy law Joel P. Trachtman; 23. Persuading to comply: on the deployment and avoidance of legal argumentation Steven R. Ratner; 24. Against compliance Lisa L. Martin; Part VI. Conclusions: 25. International law and international relations: twenty years later Anne-Marie Slaughter; 26. Reviewing two decades of IL/IR scholarship: what we've learned, what's next Jeffrey L. Dunoff and Mark A. Pollack.

"This book brings together the most influential contemporary writers in the fields of international law and international relations to take stock of what we know about the making, interpretation and enforcement of international law"-- Provided by publisher.

"International Law and International Relations: Insights from Interdisciplinary Scholarship brings together the most influential contemporary writers in the fields of international law and international relations to survey what we know about the making, interpretation, and enforcement of international law. The contributions to this volume critically explore what recent interdisciplinary work reveals about the design and workings of international institutions, the various roles played by international and domestic courts, and the factors that enhance compliance with international law. The volume also explores how interdisciplinary work has advanced theoretical understandings of international law"-- Provided by publisher.