Format:
XXVI, 450 S.
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graph. Darst.
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24 cm
ISBN:
9780691154756
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9780691154749
Content:
"In 1989, when the Cold War ended, there were six permanent international courts. Today there are more than two dozen that have collectively issued over thirty-seven thousand binding legal rulings. The New Terrain of International Law charts the developments and trends in the creation and role of international courts, and explains how the delegation of authority to international judicial institutions influences global and domestic politics.The New Terrain of International Law presents an in-depth look at the scope and powers of international courts operating around the world. Focusing on dispute resolution, enforcement, administrative review, and constitutional review, Karen Alter argues that international courts alter politics by providing legal, symbolic, and leverage resources that shift the political balance in favor of domestic and international actors who prefer policies more consistent with international law objectives. International courts name violations of the law and perhaps specify remedies. Alter explains how this limited power--the power to speak the law--translates into political influence, and she considers eighteen case studies, showing how international courts change state behavior. The case studies, spanning issue areas and regions of the world, collectively elucidate the political factors that often intervene to limit whether or not international courts are invoked and whether international judges dare to demand significant changes in state practices"--
Content:
"In 1989, when the Cold War ended, there were six permanent international courts. Today there are more than two dozen that have collectively issued over thirty-seven thousand binding legal rulings. The New Terrain of International Law charts the developments and trends in the creation and role of international courts, and explains how the delegation of authority to international judicial institutions influences global and domestic politics.The New Terrain of International Law presents an in-depth look at the scope and powers of international courts operating around the world. Focusing on dispute resolution, enforcement, administrative review, and constitutional review, Karen Alter argues that international courts alter politics by providing legal, symbolic, and leverage resources that shift the political balance in favor of domestic and international actors who prefer policies more consistent with international law objectives. International courts name violations of the law and perhaps specify remedies. Alter explains how this limited power--the power to speak the law--translates into political influence, and she considers eighteen case studies, showing how international courts change state behavior. The case studies, spanning issue areas and regions of the world, collectively elucidate the political factors that often intervene to limit whether or not international courts are invoked and whether international judges dare to demand significant changes in state practices"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-439) and index
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The New Terrain of International Law : Courts, Politics, RightsInternational Courts Altering Politics -- The New International Courts -- World History and the Evolving International Judiciary -- International Dispute Settlement -- International Administrative Review -- International Law Enforcement -- International Constitutional Review -- International Courts and Democratic Politics.
Additional Edition:
Online-Ausg. Alter, Karen J. The new terrain of international law Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013 ISBN 9781400848683
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1400848687
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1306297044
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781306297042
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691154749
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691154756
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0691154759
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0691154740
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Law
Keywords:
Internationales Recht
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Internationale Gerichtsbarkeit
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Menschenrecht
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Internationale Politik
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=42277
Author information:
Alter, Karen J.
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