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Tables of Contents for The Power of Language in the Making of International Law
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
vii
Prof. Philip Allott
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
6
Part I: Groundwork: Words, Myths, Power
The Function of Words
Meaning is Meaningless
7
6
Creating and Transforming Language
13
20
Language in time
13
4
Words as representative signs in society
17
3
Words as organic instruments
20
4
Words as social power
24
5
Summary
29
4
The Logic of Mythology
Origin Myths
33
2
Myths and Mythical Reality
35
3
Myths as Social Power
38
1
Summary
39
7
Groundwork Epilogue
41
5
Part II: Language: An ``inward-outward'' Approach
Deconstructing Deconstruction
Deconstructionist Analysis
46
2
Deconstructionist Strategy
48
2
Summary
50
3
The Hermeneutics of Hermeneutics
The Traditional Hermeneutics
53
3
The First Critique of Hermeneutics
56
2
The Modern Hermeneutics
58
2
The Second Critique of Hermeneutics
60
2
Summary
62
9
Part III: The Social Power of the Myth of Westphalia
The ``Westphalian State'' System
Heteronomous Organisation and Transcendental Institutions
71
4
Dynamics and War of Religion and Politics
75
8
The Peace Treaties
83
8
Religious issues
85
1
Territorial settlement
86
2
Treaty-making power
88
1
Recapitulation
89
2
Westphalia's Aftermath
91
6
Summary
97
5
Part IV: The Social Power of the Word Sovereignty
Bodin's Sovereignty: Power-Centraliser
Immediate Personal Context
102
4
The Discourse in Les six Livres de la Republique
106
12
Perpetual and absolute power
107
5
The power to make law
112
3
General assemblies and magistrates
115
2
Recapitulation
117
1
Extended Historical Context
118
4
Summary
122
6
Vattel's Sovereignty: Authority-Externaliser
Immediate Personal Context
128
5
The Discourse in Le Droit des Gens
133
33
Incorporation of power
138
1
Vattel's predecessors on moral personality of state
138
3
Vattel on moral personality of state
141
8
Independence of power
149
1
Non-intervention
150
6
Vattel's law of nations
156
9
Recapitulation
165
1
Extended Historical Context
166
13
Summary
179
6
Conclusion
185