International Law's Role in a Strat-Dominated World - Part 1

The article observes that in a world dominated by realists, academics are more likely to focus on strategic studies and not international law. The article found noteworthy the extent to which international law enters into strategic thought to: (i) coalesce rules of international behaviour, (ii) construct an international consensus, (iii) chart a moral roadmap, and (iv) establish a basis for economic and political measures. In summary, the first article concluded that international law has a strategic function—it can be used as a tool to build alliances among like-minded states.