Transforming the Politics of International Law

P. Sean Morris is a Research Scholar at the Faculty of Law University of Helsinki and an Affiliated Research Fellow at the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki, Finland.

• ForewordHigh Liberalism: An Introduction to the Politics of an Intellectual ProjectPart I Civilisations, Politics and Scholars: The Origins of the Advisory Committee of Jurists ‘Civilization(s)’ and ‘Civilized Nations’ - Of History, Anthropology and International Law Crouching Scholars, Hidden Civilizations: Amerindian International Law and the Construction of the International Liberal Order in Early Twentieth Century A Political and Legal History of the Advisory Committee of Jurists and the Foundation of the Permanent Court of International Justice The Advisory Committee of Jurists and the Historical Origins of Scholarly Writings as a Source of International Law Making the Case for Arbitration: Edouard Descamp’s Long Advocacy for Peaceful Dispute Resolution Part II The Politics of Legal Internationalism: Unofficial Members Leg over Leg, the Dog Went to Dover: James Brown Scott’s Long Road to the Advisory Committee of Jurists State Practice, the First World Court and Dionisio Anzilotti Creating Traditions of International Legal Justice: The Case of Nicolas Politis Leon Bourgeois: Solidarism, Liberal Political Order, and International Justice Scandinavian Legal Internationalism and the Creation of the Permanent Court of International Justice