Kontorovich, Eugene; Parisi, Francesco --- "Economic Analysis of International Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) [2016] ELECD 1017

Editor(s): Kontorovich, Eugene; Parisi, Francesco

Title: Economic Analysis of International Law

Topics: Law and Economics; Public International Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 26 August 2016

Number of pages: c 304

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857930156

ISBN (soft cover): 9781788119436

EISBN: 9780857930163

Abstract/Description:

Through original and incisive contributions from leading scholars, this book applies economics and other rational choice methods to an understanding of public international law, providing a bird’s eye view of some of its most fundamental elements from the perspective of economics.

The chapters cover a range of topics, beginning with the building blocks of the nation state and continuing with the sources and the enforcement of international law and its various applications and extensions. The application of economic analysis to public international law is still in its formative stages and Economic Analysis of International Law provides a useful overview, as well as setting directions for new research.

This volume provides a path through recent literature while identifying new areas and issues for research, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of public international law.