Abstract

PEIXOTO BATISTA, Juliana. Legal Perspectives of International Relations: Constitutionalism, Fragmentation and Legal Pluralism in Debate. Tla-melaua [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.39, pp.132-151. ISSN 2594-0716.

This paper brings to light the different theoretical approaches that interrelated international law and international relations within the analysis and interpretation resulting from the changes in the international system at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. It details confronting theoretical positions, which constitute studies about the "constitutionalisation" and the fragmentation of international law, as well as the approaches of legal pluralism.

Therefore, the first part is dedicated to the debate on the "constitutionalisation" of the international system.

The second part is dedicated to a structural criticism of this approach. Moreover, it creates a literature tour dedicated to fragmentation, in order to analyze, at the end of this part, some approaches related to legal pluralism.

In the third part some final remarks highlight the more relevant aspects of the theoretical debate that aims to describe the international system in legal terms.

Keywords : Constitutionalization; Fragmentation; Legal Pluralism; Multilateral Trading System.