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International law: a hindrance to international order? "International law, or some particular interpretation of international law, is sometimes found actually to hinder measures to maintain international order."1 'International Law' and its interpretation will obviously be a topic of perennial dispute among many. Legal and political perspectives on its nature or substance are numerous, and may need to be addressed continually. This paper will not endeavour to prove that international law does not exist, because such an undertaking is futile. The fact that it is sometimes found to hinder measures to maintain international order presupposes or confirms that it does exist. This paper, however, will attempt to define "international law", examine some key fundamental principles governing international relations, identify measures used to maintain international order, and show why and how international law is sometimes found to hinder measures to maintain international order. International law has been defined by Hedley Bull as,...

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