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4 - After Method: International Law and the Problems of History

from Part I - Methods, Approaches and Encounters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2021

Annabel Brett
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Megan Donaldson
Affiliation:
University College London
Martti Koskenniemi
Affiliation:
University of Helsinki
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‘Ah … yes …’ Lord Kessler’s faint smile and tucked-in chin suggested an easily mastered disappointment. ‘And what is your chosen field?’

‘Mm. I want to have a look at style,’ Nick said. …

Lord Kessler appeared uncertain.1

You’re gone; I am learning to live in history.

What is history? What you cannot touch. 2

In the spirit of ‘thinking through the international’ and reflecting on the ways of (historical and juridical) seeing that might enliven (or temper) such thinking, I want to ask a question and make a small plea.

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History, Politics, Law
Thinking through the International
, pp. 96 - 126
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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