On the nature of international law: Rejoinder

Abstract

This paper is a rejoinder to critical remarks raised in the papers by Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco, Alejandro Chehtman, David Lefkowitz, Mario Krešić, and Carmen Pavel. The paper does not respond to each author individually, but to distinctive arguments common across different contributions. In that respect, the rejoinder is divided into four parts, which largely match the structure of my book. In the first part, I address some of the meta-philosophical issues concerning the prototype theory of concepts. The second part is devoted to some clarifications of my position with respect to the (international) law’s normativity. The third part is dedicated to the claim that (international) law is justice-apt. Finally, the last part deals with some of the issues related to (international) law as an institutionalized and (coercively) guaranteed order.