The Dynamics of International Law Book uri icon

abstract

  • 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.

author list (cited authors)

  • Diehl, P. F., & Ku, C.

complete list of authors

  • Diehl, Paul F||Ku, Charlotte

publication date

  • March 2010