Introduction : images of law
Inter-disciplinarity, the epistemological ideal of incontrovertible foundations and the problem of praxis
On the concept of law
On constitutions and fragmented orders
Of experts, helpers, and enthusiasts
The power of metaphors and narratives : systems, teleology, evolution and the issue of the "global community"
Cosmopolitanism, publicity, and the emergence of a "global administrative law'"
The politics of rights
The limits and burdens of rights
The bounds of (non)-sense.
The status of law in world society : meditations on the role and rule of law by Friedrich V. Kratochwil. ISBN 9781107681071. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.