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Why Should International Law Matter to Realists?

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Emile Simpson argues that international law is both an expression and a foundation of international order understood as an inter-state system: neither international order nor international law can exist without the other. This argument will be developed through a brief history of the international law of war and peace from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
Why Should International Law Matter to Realists?

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Some realists claim the inter-state system can exist without international law. Some international lawyers claim international law can exist without an inter-state system.

Emile Simpson argues that international law is both an expression and a foundation of international order understood as an inter-state system: neither international order nor international law can exist without the other. This argument will be developed through a brief history of the international law of war and peace from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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