Introduction 1. 'The Vanishing Point of Jurisprudence': International Law in Mainstream Theory 2. Dissident Theories: Critical Legal Studies and Historical Materialism 3. For Pashukanis: An Exposition and Defence of the Commodity-Form Theory of Law 4. Coercion and the Legal Form: Politics, (International) Law and the State 5. States, markets and the Sea: Issues in the History of International Law 6. Imperialism, Sovereingnty and International Law Conclusion Appendix A: Pashukanis on International Law Bibliography Index