The sword and the scales : the United States and international courts and tribunals / edited by Cesare P.R. Romano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Romano, Cesare (Cesare P. R.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International and municipal law--United States.

International and municipal law.

United States.

International law--United States.

International law.

International courts.

United States--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 460 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

The Sword & the Scales

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

The Sword and the Scales is the first in-depth and comprehensive study of attitudes and behaviors of the United States toward major international courts and tribunals, including the International Courts of Justice, WTO, and NAFTA dispute settlement systems; the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; and all international criminal courts. Thirteen essays by American legal scholars map and analyze current and past patterns of promotion or opposition, use or neglect, of international judicial bodies by various branches of the United States government, suggesting a complex and deeply ambivalent relationship. The United States has been, and continues to be, not only a promoter of the various international courts and tribunals but also an active participant of the judicial system. It appears before some of the international judicial bodies frequently and supports more, both politically and financially. At the same time, it is less engaged than it could be, particularly given its strong rule of law foundations and its historical tradition of commitment to international law and its institutions.

Contents:

International courts and tribunals and the rule of law / John B. Bellinger III

American public opinion on international courts and tribunals / Steven Kull and Clay Ramsay

Arbitration and avoidance of war : the nineteenth-century American vision / Mary Ellen O'Connell

The United States and the International Court of Justice : coping with antinomies / Sean D. Murphy

The U.S. Supreme Court and the International Court of Justice : what does "respectful consideration" mean? / Melissa A. Waters

U.S. attitudes toward international criminal courts and tribunals / John P. Cerone

The United States and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights / Elizabeth A.H. Abi Mershed

From paradox to subsidiarity : the United States and human rights treaty bodies / Tara J. Melish

The U.S. and international claims and compensation bodies / John R. Crook

Does the United States support international tribunals? : the case of the multilateral trade system / Jeffrey L. Dunoff

The United States and dispute settlement under the North American Free Trade Agreement : ambivalence, frustration, and occasional defiance / David A. Gantz

Dispute settlement under NAFTA chapter 11 : a response to the critics in the United States / Susan L. Karamanian

The United States and international courts : getting the cost-benefit analysis right / Cesare P.R. Romano.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780511819759

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.