Abstract

The article discusses two main theses. The first one is the presence and forms of the rule of law in the international legal scenario. This task is developed through the analysis of three possible versions: the extension of the domestic rule of law to the obligations coming from international law, the rule of international law, and the international rule of law. The second thesis is that the rule of law plays a role in the interpretation of law. This role depends on legal science, considered the crucial resource of an international law of international lawyers. The final point regards then the relationships between international rule of law and legal science, and, in particular, the answering to the question about the features of a legal science able to foster the rule of law.