00992nam a2200157Ia 450000500170000000800390001702000180005608200150007410000190008924500720010826000390018030000140021952005750023365000080080870000180081620260304160650.0260304s9999    xx          000 0 und d  a9780521121477  a340.2bDIE  aDiehl, Paul F. 0aThe Dynamics of International Law / cDiehl, Paul F.; Ku, Charlotte  bCambridge University Press, c2010  a214 pages  aPaul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other. A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential.  aLaw  aKu, Charlotte