TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards an emancipatory international law
T2 - The Bolivarian reconstruction
AU - Al Attar, Mohsen
AU - Miller, Rosalie
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - In this article, we argue that a unique South American treaty known as ALBA-the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas-puts forward a cohesive counter-vision of international law rooted in notions of complementarity and human solidarity. We further argue that Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) scholars might use this initiative as a springboard to push forward a long-overdue reform of the international legal regime. While, on its own, ALBA is unlikely to pose much of a challenge to the structural imbalances that permeate global society, when juxtaposed alongside the many initiatives of the Bolivarian Revolution, it appears to possess significant democratic potential. With both scholarly and popular support, ALBA may even have the capability of sparking a renewal of a united Third World movement.
AB - In this article, we argue that a unique South American treaty known as ALBA-the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas-puts forward a cohesive counter-vision of international law rooted in notions of complementarity and human solidarity. We further argue that Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) scholars might use this initiative as a springboard to push forward a long-overdue reform of the international legal regime. While, on its own, ALBA is unlikely to pose much of a challenge to the structural imbalances that permeate global society, when juxtaposed alongside the many initiatives of the Bolivarian Revolution, it appears to possess significant democratic potential. With both scholarly and popular support, ALBA may even have the capability of sparking a renewal of a united Third World movement.
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U2 - 10.1080/01436597.2010.488469
DO - 10.1080/01436597.2010.488469
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954169419
SN - 0143-6597
VL - 31
SP - 347
EP - 363
JO - Third World Quarterly
JF - Third World Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -