{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4255455373","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","title":"International Law as Social Construct","display_name":"International Law as Social Construct","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-05-24","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4255455373","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","mag":"402324425"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306463708","display_name":"Oxford University Press eBooks","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310311648","host_organization_name":"Oxford University Press","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310311648","https://openalex.org/P4310311647"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Oxford University Press","University of Oxford"],"type":"ebook platform"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"monograph"},"volume":null,"type":"book","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5021906957","display_name":"Carlo Focarelli","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Carlo Focarelli","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5021906957"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":4.4956,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":149,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.94611814,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":88,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10749","display_name":"International Law and Human Rights","score":0.986299991607666,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3320","display_name":"Political Science and International Relations"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10749","display_name":"International Law and Human Rights","score":0.986299991607666,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3320","display_name":"Political Science and International Relations"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14268","display_name":"Evolving Legal Systems and Governance","score":0.004699999932199717,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3308","display_name":"Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14012","display_name":"Comparative and International Law Studies","score":0.004600000102072954,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3308","display_name":"Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-constructivism","display_name":"social constructivism","score":0.8799999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/subjects-of-international-law","display_name":"subjects of international law","score":0.5059999823570251},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sources-of-international-law","display_name":"sources of international law","score":0.9750000238418579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/hierarchy-of-international-law","display_name":"hierarchy of international law","score":0.7269999980926514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/international-values","display_name":"international values","score":0.5519999861717224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/transnational-actors","display_name":"transnational actors","score":0.7049999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/normative-fragmentation","display_name":"normative fragmentation","score":0.9300000071525574},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/global-justice","display_name":"global justice","score":0.9490000009536743},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/international-courts","display_name":"international courts","score":0.7409999966621399},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/prosecution-of-heads-of-state","display_name":"prosecution of heads of state","score":0.9419999718666077}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55447825","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4394526","display_name":"International law","level":2,"score":0.6965303421020508},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.5636561512947083},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.5618826150894165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C8705443","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009938","display_name":"Municipal law","level":3,"score":0.5548648238182068},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C46295352","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207982","display_name":"Legitimacy","level":3,"score":0.5091833472251892},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780801425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5164392","display_name":"Construct (python library)","level":2,"score":0.5038637518882751},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149209484","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741338","display_name":"Comparative law","level":2,"score":0.48270535469055176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177986884","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207892","display_name":"Public law","level":2,"score":0.45498126745224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.45141083002090454},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42027317","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2307054","display_name":"Principle of legality","level":2,"score":0.42588502168655396},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71043370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4932206","display_name":"Jurisprudence","level":2,"score":0.42364758253097534},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190253527","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295354","display_name":"Law and economics","level":1,"score":0.37918621301651},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.19990801811218262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":4,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199584833.001.0001","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306463708","display_name":"Oxford University Press eBooks","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310311648","host_organization_name":"Oxford University Press","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310311648","https://openalex.org/P4310311647"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Oxford University Press","University of Oxford"],"type":"ebook platform"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"monograph"},{"id":"pmh:oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-025149037","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=025149037&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:iris.uniroma3.it:11590/317925","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11590/317925","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196120","display_name":"Iris (Roma Tre University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I119003972","host_organization_name":"Roma Tre University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I119003972"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/book"},{"id":"mag:402324425","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB0946093X","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.8999999761581421,"display_name":"Peace, justice, and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W402324425","https://openalex.org/W1445254378","https://openalex.org/W2337459616","https://openalex.org/W2271393728","https://openalex.org/W2482085118","https://openalex.org/W2193197236","https://openalex.org/W4285999228","https://openalex.org/W4255937106","https://openalex.org/W2506815363","https://openalex.org/W2486742040"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,60,87,130],"book":[1,88],"distils":[2],"and":[3,20,24,39,50,78,92,106,120,139,148,151,156,177,185,206],"articulates":[4],"international":[5,40,76,96,108,113,134,170,196,212],"law":[6,65,77,97,135,160],"as":[7,54,56,66,98,101],"a":[8,67],"social":[9,17,58,68,131],"construct.":[10],"It":[11],"does":[12],"so":[13],"by":[14,181],"analysing":[15],"its":[16],"foundations,":[18],"essence,":[19],"roots":[21],"in":[22,158,199],"practical":[23],"socially":[25],"workable":[26],"(as":[27],"opposed":[28],"to":[29,34,72,79,82,124,192],"\u2018pure\u2019)":[30],"reason.":[31],"In":[32],"addition":[33],"well-known":[35],"doctrines":[36,94],"of":[37,52,75,95,103,112,127,136,146,153,168,202,204],"jurisprudence":[38],"law,":[41,53,114],"it":[42],"draws":[43],"upon":[44],"psycho-analytic":[45],"insights":[46],"into":[47],"the":[48,80,169,188,193,200],"origins":[49],"nature":[51],"well":[55],"philosophical":[57],"constructivism.":[59],"work":[61],"suggests":[62],"that":[63,195],"seeing":[64],"construct":[69],"is":[70,161,190],"crucial":[71],"our":[73],"understanding":[74],"struggle":[81],"create":[83],"better":[84],"working":[85],"rules.":[86],"re-conceptualizes":[89],"both":[90],"past":[91],"new":[93],"\u2018constructs\u2019,":[99],"namely,":[100],"strategies":[102],"concomitantly":[104],"de-mythologizing":[105],"re-mythologizing":[107],"law.":[109,213],"Key":[110],"areas":[111],"including":[115],"subjects,":[116],"sources,":[117],"hierarchy,":[118],"values,":[119],"remedies,":[121],"are":[122,179],"shown":[123],"be":[125],"part":[126],"this":[128],"process.":[129],"impact":[132],"on":[133],"transnational":[137,208],"actors":[138],"stakeholders,":[140],"normative":[141],"fragmentation,":[142],"global":[143],"justice,":[144],"legitimacy":[145],"rules":[147],"players,":[149],"dynamics":[150],"hierarchization":[152],"norms,":[154],"compliance":[155],"implementation":[157],"municipal":[159],"also":[162],"extensively":[163],"investigated.":[164],"Five":[165],"basic":[166],"values":[167],"community,":[171],"namely":[172],"security,":[173],"humanity,":[174],"wealth,":[175],"environment,":[176],"knowledge,":[178],"explored":[180],"stressing":[182],"their":[183],"inter-":[184],"intra-tensions.":[186],"Finally,":[187],"analysis":[189],"extended":[191],"role":[194],"courts":[197],"play":[198],"prosecution":[201],"heads":[203],"state":[205],"other":[207],"players":[209],"who":[210],"violate":[211]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":18},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":27},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":18},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":43},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2022-05-12T00:00:00"}