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Oppenheim’s International Law: United Nations

Oppenheim’s International Law: United Nations Book Reviews Edited by Sarah McCosker Rosalyn Higgins, Philippa Webb, Dapo Akande, Sandesh Sivakumaran, and James Sloan (eds) (Oxford University Press, 10th ed, 2017) For any student or practitioner of international law, the name Lassa Oppen - heim is likely to be imprinted firmly into their subconscious. The international law scholar is largely remembered for the success of his treatise on Internation- al Law, the first two editions of which were authored by Oppenheim himself and published in two volumes (on Peace and War and Neutrality) in 1905–6 and 1912 respectively 1 Oppenheim . ’s works were shaped by his strong con - vic tions regarding the tasks of international law scholarship. To him, the -interna tional law scholar is akin to a scientist; the scholar does not create the law but rather enables a better understanding of 2 On int it. ernational law more gener - ally, Oppenheim considered it to be merely a means to certain ends outside of itself. These ends being, in order of priority, peace among nations and good governance, the peaceable settlement of international disputes, and the estab - lishment of legal rules for the conduct of war and for the relations between http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Australian Year Book of International Law Online Brill

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Book Reviews Edited by Sarah McCosker Rosalyn Higgins, Philippa Webb, Dapo Akande, Sandesh Sivakumaran, and James Sloan (eds) (Oxford University Press, 10th ed, 2017) For any student or practitioner of international law, the name Lassa Oppen - heim is likely to be imprinted firmly into their subconscious. The international law scholar is largely remembered for the success of his treatise on Internation- al Law, the first two editions of which were authored by Oppenheim himself and published in two volumes (on Peace and War and Neutrality) in 1905–6 and 1912 respectively 1 Oppenheim . ’s works were shaped by his strong con - vic tions regarding the tasks of international law scholarship. To him, the -interna tional law scholar is akin to a scientist; the scholar does not create the law but rather enables a better understanding of 2 On int it. ernational law more gener - ally, Oppenheim considered it to be merely a means to certain ends outside of itself. These ends being, in order of priority, peace among nations and good governance, the peaceable settlement of international disputes, and the estab - lishment of legal rules for the conduct of war and for the relations between

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