Lukas H. Meyer (ed.)  Legitimacy, Justice and Public
International Law  Lukas H. Meyer (ed.), Legitimacy, Justice and
Public International Law, Cambridge UP, 2009, 321pp., $90.00
(hbk), ISBN 9780521199490.  Reviewed by Laura Valentini, The
Queen's College, Oxford   On the basis of what principles should
we determine whether the international legal order is just
and/or legitimate? This is undoubtedly a timely question, with
significant practical implications. Our answer to it determines,
among other things, whether we should abide by current
international law, try to reform it, or replace it altogether.
Lukas H. Meyer's collection brings together leading scholars
from different disciplines, including political philosophy,
International Relations, jurisprudence and legal theory, each
addressing one or more aspects of this important question. The
essays in this collection range from very theoretical to more
applied, and can be broadly divided into three categories:  1.
those which discuss the legitimacy of the i