Es ist sehr schwer, also eigentlich unmöglich, diesen Angriff rechtlich mit dem Selbstverteidigungsrecht zu rechtfertigen. Eine gute rechtliche Analyse dazu gibt es hier: www.ejiltalk.org/is-israels-u...

Great to see! Thanks also for the nice endorsement

8 cases illustrate my rhetorical approach: the Bush admin's contestation of torture prohibition, Iraq and Afghanistan interventions, 2011 Libya no-fly zone, South China Sea dispute, 1267 sanctions regime & Ombudsperson mechanism, and contestation over statehood recognitions (6)

The book discusses whose reactions to norm interpretations count: we need to disaggregate the 'interpretive community' more. In-group and domestic audience reactions to norm interpretations are particularly decisive for whether (powerful) states can uphold them (ch 2, cases). (5)

Chapter 2 & 5 discuss norm interpretations of agents (e.g.courts): agents can manage contestation when they can legitimate their work through their output and identity, but indirect costs of delegation for states (e.g. resources needed for collaboration) can cause instability (4)

The Intro & Chapter 1 (Section 6) explain how my framework & “alternate endings” typology relate to other theories on how contestation affects norm strength, e.g. that despite differences in our norm understandings, my approach can be combined with Deitelhoff and Zimmermann’s (3)

Here are some pointers on what sections might be relevant to those interested in norm contestation and strength, international organizations and courts, the interpretive community and empirical cases. You can find a concise summary of my argument on pp. 6-19. (2)

Thanks for sharing, Antje! Interesting read with good arguments for why it is worth trying to preserve multilateralism and the liberal order