... considering the place of international law among the sciences’,57 and international lawyers of the periodinvariably refer to the ‘science’ of international law. 58 The positivist self-image of being ... Oppenheim, The Science of International Law. 59Lawrence, The Principles of International Law, p.94.60Ibid., p. 1. 40 imperialism, sovereignty and international law The second section of this ... and the critiques of these attempts, have, on the whole, constituted the central theoretical debate of the discipline over 26 imperialism, sovereignty and international law Vitoria rejects the...