International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements and Third World Resistance

by Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Balakrishnan Rajagopal's fundamental critique of modern international law draws attention to traditional Third World engagements. Rajagopal challenges current approaches to international law and politics either through states or through individuals. With transnational and local social movement action now becoming increasingly visible and important--as witnessed in Seattle in 1999, he demonstrates that a new global order must consider seriously the resistance of social movements in the development of international law.

Genres: Nonfiction, Law

343 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 1999

Reviews

[Julia Chelo]

Read for a class. Bookmarking on pg 93
Very interesting probably will finish it one day

[Rachel Matsuoka · Rating 3 out of 5]

The subject matter of this book--the effect of NGOs and social movements upon international law--is exactly the kind of thing that made me decide to study politics in the first place. I liked that my professor included a non-western and "from below" type of voice in his selection of texts. It was interesting and valuable perspective-wise, persuasive, yet made for very dry reading. Read for the perspective, not to be entertained.