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Problems and Process

by Rosalyn Higgins

In this, the revised text of her widely acclaimed lectures from the Hague Academy General Course in International Law, one of the leading international lawyers of her generation offers a personal view of international law. She demonstrates that there is an essential and unavoidable choice to be made between the perception of international law as a system of neutral rules, and international law as a system of decision-making directed towards the attainment of certain declared values. She goes on to show how international law can be used to address difficult and unresolved problems, such as the allocation and exploitation of natural resources; the protection and definition of human rights; and the allocation of jurisdictional competence. Broad-ranging and thought-provoking, the book will be of value to all those seeking a better understanding of the interlocking concepts which go to make up international Law today.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?