nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/e0bcf59a67054468 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260211s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/e0bcf59a67054468 doi eng 342 23 Ba, Oumar Author aut International Law and the Imperial Ordering of the International Ba, Oumar Verfassungsblog 2026-02-11 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier International law is an ordering language. It is predicated upon an imperial, western-centric, and hierarchical structure. It is a language of domination, of exclusion, of differentiated inclusion, but also of promise. The language of international law, which the Global South uses and appeals to, does not simply hold the promise of rectification; it also reproduces the problems it is supposed to help solve. This short reflection addresses such contradictions and how reflexivity in international law could help mitigate them. CC BY-SA 4.0 colonialism Global South International Law Reflexivity Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/international-law-imperialism-global-south/ raw object