Resumen de Introduction to the forum: : The status of law in world society

Oliver Kessler

• This introduction positions The Status of Law in World Society in the context of Friedrich V. Kratochwil’s previous contributions to International Relations. It outlines how Kratochwil has replaced the rhetorical tradition that featured prominently in Rules, Norms and Decisions by practice theories and pragmatism in his new book. It then provides an overview of the nine new Meditations contained in The Status of Law, and introduces each contribution to this Forum.