The Rule of Law in International Law Today
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20076525 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stéphane Beaulac (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Relocating the Rule of Law (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Hart Publishing (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9781472564634.ch-009 |
| OpenAlex | W403978139 |
| ISBN | 9781472564634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The ‘rule of law’ is undoubtedly one of the most powerful expressions in the modern world.1 In a sense, it has become an activity in itself, a mental-social phenomenon which exists within human consciousness and acts independently within physical social reality,2 like a pat on the back or a slap in the face. Or, to put it differently, through the cognitive process of the human mind, the language of the rule of law has not only represented reality, but has also played a leading role in the creation and transformation of reality; accordingly, it has contributed to the modelling of the shared consciousness of society,3 including that of international society. While the various ideas associated with the expression are undoubtedly very old4—going as far back as Plato and Aristotle—the emergence of the rule of law as a potent discursive tool within political and legal circles has been relatively recent.5 The phrase itself was actually coined by nineteenth-century British author Albert Venn Dicey,6 in his masterpiece
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2019 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |