{"product_id":"russia-the-soviet-union-and-imperial-continuity-in-international-law-hardcover","title":"Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauri Mälksoo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of imperial ideas and practices in Russian and Soviet engagements with international law. This volume traces the role of international legal doctrines and arguments in facilitating the expansion of the Russian Empire, their transition into Soviet Russia post-1917, and their use after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParticular attention is paid to Russian and Soviet international legal doctrines concerning the termination of treaties (\u003cem\u003eclausula rebus sic stantibus\u003c\/em\u003e), identity and continuity of Russia in the context of state succession, hegemonic doctrines such as the great power status of Russia (or the Soviet Union), and various interpretations of balance of power and spheres of influence, including the doctrine of socialist international law. In building its narrative, the book draws extensively on previously under-studied international law periodicals published in Russia and the Soviet Union, including the \u003cem\u003eSoviet Yearbook of International Law, Soviet State and Law and Moscow Journal of International Law. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauri Mälksoo, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of International Law, University of Tartu\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLauri Mälksoo is Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu in Estonia. He is member of the Institut de Droit International, of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. He has published widely on the history and theory of international law, including the monograph \"Russian Approaches to International Law\" (OUP, 2015) and is co-editor and co-author of the volume \"The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe\" (OUP, 2024). He is co-editor of the Baltic Yearbook of International Law and belongs to advisory boards of several specialized international law journals.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.39 x 6.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51997292757293,"sku":"9780198955931","price":182.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/A_sRgRYR7Z9780198955931.webp?v=1776466209","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/russia-the-soviet-union-and-imperial-continuity-in-international-law-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}