Topic > Document of reaction to imperialism and international legal theory

Document of reaction to imperialism and international legal theoryIn this article the author presents a new approach in international legal theory due to the modern reconceptualization of the relationship between imperialism and law international law which has contributed to the understanding of very traditional issues and the enrichment of the use of international law norms to create a broader spectrum. The author highlights the overlooked experiences of the majority of humanity, third world peoples. His thesis is that the universal theories of international law need to be reworked with the experience of the colonized to banish all the erroneous legal interpretations accumulated throughout history by the European interest which was then concerned with having a new understanding of an international vehicle that ensured the application of justice. The idea that colonialism is crucial to the formation of international law and that international law has always been animated by the mission to civilise, govern and transform non-European peoples. Has international law been a creation of Europe and Western theories to facilitate the occupation of sovereign societies throughout history? Looking back at the history of the development of international law in the period from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 to the First World War, in parallel with the political events that occurred in that period, one can find that many doctrines and principles of international law have emerged that they are formed in Europe by European history and experience. These doctrines, invariably, were created and modified by Europeans for their own purposes. The development of international law, and the role of non-European societies within this process, can be better understood halfway through the document. .....therefore, international law should shed the tradition accumulated throughout history that has shaped legal institutions based on misinterpretations that justify injustice. This will help us decently address and better interpret legal generalities and institutions in our complex world of international law. Questions Have cultural differences between societies contributed to the concept that states should maintain regular law and order to allow consular jurisdiction to function? Do you believe that even when new states became independent, the West demonstrated its control over them by fueling civil wars across ethnic and religious differences? What do you think about the development of international human rights law? It is the universality of human rights that guarantees fundamental rights an extension of imperialism in the post-colonial phase?