title: The Jurisprudence of the Rules-Based Order
abstract: Commitment to the ‘rules-based order’ (RBO) has emerged as a leading discourse among advocates for stability in global order. Yet, despite the most authoritative rules being those agreed between States to be legally binding, it is primarily political voices that advocate in these terms, often assuming that they also embody lawyers’ commitment to the ‘international rule of law’. Legal scholarship has in contrast remained sceptical regarding both the meanings of the RBO and the perils of uniting l