Reviews

Between Equal Rights: A Marxist Theory of International Law by China Miéville

thehoodie's review

3.0

Good conceptual insights, but some pretty serious gaps here. Not sure how you can talk about both sovereignty and Carl Schmitt without talking about Schmitt's theory of sovereignty...

alexkhlopenko's review

5.0

Best anti-rule of law law text book

cina's review

5.0

Mieville's thesis on international law is a scathing one, and deeply penetrating. He very convincingly argues that the very heart of the international legal form is fueled by imperialism, that it could not function without imperialist activity. That law inheres violence explicitly or implied in order to determine the outcome of what are otherwise nominally equal opposing positions.

An essential read for those interested in international relations or those interested in the structural composure of capitalist law.