Hatsue Shinohara is a professor of international relations at Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies. Her work takes a multidisciplinary perspective involving law, history and politics.

• 1. The rise of a new international law; 2. Toward a more ambitious international law; 3. Can international law master war?; 4. Half victory: international law and the Manchurian incident; 5. For better or worse: debate over neutrality; 6. International law in a lawless world; 7. Reconstructing the world order once again.

Hatsue Shinohara is a professor of international relations at Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies. Her work takes a multidisciplinary perspective involving law, history and politics.

• 1. The rise of a new international law; 2. Toward a more ambitious international law; 3. Can international law master war?; 4. Half victory: international law and the Manchurian incident; 5. For better or worse: debate over neutrality; 6. International law in a lawless world; 7. Reconstructing the world order once again.

Hatsue Shinohara is a professor of international relations at Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies. Her work takes a multidisciplinary perspective involving law, history and politics.

• 1. The rise of a new international law; 2. Toward a more ambitious international law; 3. Can international law master war?; 4. Half victory: international law and the Manchurian incident; 5. For better or worse: debate over neutrality; 6. International law in a lawless world; 7. Reconstructing the world order once again.