International Law versus International Relations

Описание: Which discipline is the most useful?

In this episode, Oves Anwar and Ayesha Malik (our resident international lawyers) sit down with Mubashar Rizvi and Noor Fatima (our IR specialists) to discuss which subject is more relevant in explaining the constraints on states and why they do what they do.

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0:00 Introduction
3:30 Data-driven theories in international relations
6:20 "International law benefits all"
10:00 IR through the prism of war
13:00 International law, an evolution of international relations
19:18 International law prevents war
22:00 What prevents the US from invading North Korea
26:20 Future of international law
33:02 Weaknesses in international relations
36:30 IL, a foreign policy tool
39:20 Chinese foreign policy and the West
42:40 IL ignored in academic programs
44:00 Outro