Talk:Public International Law/Approaches/Marxism

Review: 30th May 2023
Dear Kanad, This is a brilliant chapter. I don't have much to add other than the small comments I left in the text and in addition one small remark here: I think it would be incredibly useful to simplify the chapter a little bit. Please keep in mind that the audience are mainly students who might be entirely unfamiliar with all they read. For me, the chapter reads more like a journal or handbook article for an expert audience and might be a bit difficult to follow for students. Best, Raffaela --Raffaela Kunz (discuss • contribs) 14:19, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Review: 21 May 2023
Dear Kanad,

I love this chapter so much! I cannot help but imagine how many intellectual detours I would have been spared if I had encountered such a chapter in my first introductory textbook on international law and am excited about the prospects of students getting to engage with international law through a Marxist lens from the beginning of their studies. Overall, if you add a few links to other chapters (I have indicated in comments within the text where I think these would be most helpful) and a few more examples and references like Max said, this chapter is good to go. Regarding the 'required knowledge' section: You can link to the general introduction to the 'Approaches' Chapter (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Public_International_Law/Approaches), which will hopefully be written within the next few days.

Warmly, Sué

Sué González Hauck (discuss • contribs) 10:16, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Review: May 19, 2023
One of the notable strengths of your chapter is its clear and structured presentation. You adeptly guides students through the foundational concepts of Marxism, ensuring that students can grasp the core principles with ease. Furthermore, you seamlessly integrates these Marxist concepts into the realm of international law, allowing readers to understand their application within this specific context.

While your chapter effectively introduces the key concepts of Marxism, I would suggest enhancing it by providing additional examples that demonstrate how doctrinal international law can be viewed from a Marxist perspective. By illustrating specific instances in which Marxist approaches can be applied to the analysis of international law, students will gain a deeper understanding of how to employ Marxist frameworks in their own examinations. It is encouraging to see that you have already incorporated this approach in some sections, and expanding upon it throughout the chapter would greatly benefit students' learning experience.

You will also find some comments in your chapter in which I elaborate on something more specifically. To view these comments, just open your chapter page and click on "Edit" in the top-right menu bar.

Some minor things:


 * There are some issues with the formatting of the footnotes, which are not always consistent with the OSCOLA citation style. To ensure the chapter is fully compliant with OSCOLA, you should review the formatting of the footnotes and make necessary corrections.
 * Note also that the following parts are still missing: required knowledge, learning objectives, further readings, conclusion
 * You could add some links to other chapters of the textbook.
 * Note that I have made some linguistic improvements to the text

Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 14:51, 19 May 2023 (UTC)