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This work by Ulf Linderfalk and Eric De Brabandere provides a comprehensive analysis of how international law operates through specialized regimes that function as communities of practice. Rather than treating international law as a monolithic system, the authors demonstrate how different legal disciplines—such as trade law, human rights law, environmental law, and maritime law—develop distinct interpretive methodologies, professional vocabularies, and institutional structures.
The book explores the implications of these disciplinary boundaries for legal coherence, fragmentation, and legitimacy within the international legal system. Through empirical examination of various special regimes, the authors reveal how practitioners within these communities of practice negotiate meaning, establish precedent, and maintain professional standards. This innovative framework challenges conventional approaches to international legal theory and offers valuable insights for understanding contemporary debates about legal fragmentation and the effectiveness of specialized international institutions.
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