The Bear and the Dragon Pragmatism and State-centric International Law in the un Security Council Paige, Tamsin 2021, The Bear and the Dragon Pragmatism and State-centric International Law in the un Security Council, Nordic Journal of International Law, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 446-470, doi: 10.1163/15718107-90040006. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The Bear and the Dragon Pragmatism and State-centric International Law in the un Security Council Author(s) Paige, Tamsin orcid.org/0000-0002-2353-0448 Journal name Nordic Journal of International Law Volume number 90 Issue number 4 Start page 446 End page 470 Total pages 25 Publisher Brill Academic Publishers Place of publication Leiden, The Netherlands Publication date 2021 ISSN 0902-7351 1571-8107 Keyword(s) UN Security Council Russia China threat to the peace law as the language of power Summary Abstract Within the ideological confines of Western liberal democracies, two ‘truths’ are held to be self-evident: that Russia and China are opportunistic in their behaviour, and that this behaviour is strategic rather than sincere. This article is a short, empirical analysis of the justifications of Russia and China when determining a ‘threat to the peace’ in accordance with Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations. Examining how Russia and China have justified their decisions where this concept was significantly under debate, I find that their behaviour is not as opportunistic as believed. Rather, it is consistent with ideals of pragmatism and state-centric interpretations of international law. I further suggest that the consistency of their approaches means it is of little consequence if their arguments are strategic in nature. DOI 10.1163/15718107-90040006 Field of Research 1801 Law HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30160081 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Law Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 03 Dec 2021, 15:39:05 EST Thu, 09 Dec 2021, 14:29:26 EST Thu, 09 Dec 2021, 14:37:42 EST Sat, 08 Jan 2022, 01:45:06 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 15:11:00 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 15:19:54 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 15:31:50 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 25 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 03 Dec 2021, 15:39:05 EST