Carmen Pavel's new book Law Beyond the State is a great example of how political philosophy of international law may be compelling, thought-provoking, and analytically razor-sharp. Its basic premise about the apparent tension between states willing to bear the fruits of international law and the cooperation it brings about, on the one hand, and their insistence on sovereignty, on the other, allows the author to explore a variety of avenues. I believe the book offers a fresh and compelling view

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... f international normativity in a broader context of its political and legal design, and I agree with its premise, message, and conclusions. In this contribution, I would like to reflect on some aspects of the book that the author, as it seems to me, did not take far enough, and invite her to take a more radical view of international legal normativity.