| Author: | Paul F. Diehl, Charlotte Ku | ISBN: | 9780511739088 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | January 14, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul F. Diehl, Charlotte Ku |
| ISBN: | 9780511739088 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | January 14, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other. A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential.
Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other. A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential.
