Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law #: Capitalism As Civilisation

- Titles in the Series -

Capitalism As Civilisation: A History of International Law
Detention by Non-State Armed Groups under International Law
International Human Rights Law Beyond State Territorial Control
International Investment Law and Legal Theory: Expropriation and the Fragmentation of Sources
International Law and History: Modern Interfaces
League of Nations and the Protection of the Environment, The
Legal Barbarians: Identity, Modern Comparative Law and the Global South
Marketing Global Justice: The Political Economy of International Criminal Law
Preclassical Conflict of Laws
Rebellions and Civil Wars: State Responsibility for the Conduct of Insurgents
Sovereignty in China: A Genealogy of a Concept since 1840
State Responsibility and Rebels: The History and Legacy of Protecting Investment Against Revolution
Three Ages of International Commercial Arbitration, The

- Reviews -

' This is an elegant analysis of the historical role of international law in reproducing the conditions of global capitalist expansion. Tzouvala demonstrates that the late-nineteenth-century notion of the ' standard of civilisation' never really went away. It was simply an early embodiment of persistent ideas about modernist ' improvement' and biological difference that continue to structure the production of global inequality to this day. Throughout, the author' s discussion is sophisticated, and, above all, legal. Tzouvala focuses on key institutions and moments from the League of Nations to the judicial treatment of apartheid and the wars in Iraq and Syria. Through changing political contexts, she argues, international law was used to discipline and subordinate potential challengers to the capitalist global order. This is an original, powerful treatment of the role of international legal argument in the construction and maintenance of a fundamentally unequal world. ' Martti Koskenniemi, Academy Professor and Director of the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki ' In Capitalism As Civilisation, Ntina Tzouvala provides a powerful account of ' civilisation' as a binary construct used by the international legal system to exclude non-western political communities, while simultaneously promising them an illusory inclusion contingent upon ' reforms' that facilitate global capitalism. A beautifully written book that makes legal theory eminently accessible, Capitalism As Civilisation is a must-read for anyone interested in critical perspectives on international law. ' Natsu Taylor Saito, Georgia State University ' Much work has been done on the issue of the ' standard of civilisation' since the topic of imperialism became central to international legal scholarship. It is remarkable, then, that Capitalism As Civilisation, through its interrogation of the protean concept of civilisation, succeeds in offering new and powerful insights into current debates about international law, and its history and trajectory. Adroitly exploring the complex connections among capitalism, civilisation, gender, race and biology, Capitalism As Civilisation is a fresh and valuable work that pushes the boundaries of critical international law and will surely provoke new lines of inquiry. ' Antony Anghie, National University of Singapore and University of Utah ' In Capitalism As Civilisation Ntina Tzouvala makes a brilliant intervention into debates about the relationship between international law, capitalism, and racism. She deftly combines theory, history and political economy to demonstrate the deep interconnections between the logic of ' civilisation' and processes of capitalist accumulation. It will be essential for anyone interested in understanding international law in its contemporary and historical guises. ' Robert Knox, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool and editor of Historical Materialism ' In this impassioned and timely book, Ntina Tzouvala brings a humanist interpretation of Marxism to bear on the violent history of colonisation and capitalist exploitation facilitated by international lawyers since the nineteenth century. Tzouvala compellingly argues that the standard of civilisation has not been abandoned but that it reappears in new patterns of international legal argumentation that continue to impose and entrench capitalist relations on a global scale. Capitalism As Civilisation gives voice to a new spirit of revolution in a world on fire. ' Anne Orford, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, Michael D Kirby Chair of International Law, Australian Laureate Fellow, Melbourne Law School

- Author Bio -

Ntina Tzouvala is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University College of Law. Her research focuses on the political economy, the history, and the theory of international law.

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9781108739559
Published:	11 Nov 2021
Published In:	United Kingdom
Imprint:	Cambridge University Press
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276

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