Mirages of international justice : the elusive pursuit of a transnational legal order / matthew Parish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parish, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Justice, Administration of--International cooperation.

Justice, Administration of.

Social justice--International cooperation.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the end of the Cold War there has been an explosion of international courts and tribunals that sit apart from domestic legal systems, yet they are often woefully inadequate for their stated purposes. This book explores common problems across these courts, and applies a constructivist theory of international relations to explain their operation. Often established by states as signals of their commitment to moral values and political ideology, once created these courts find themselves trapped between the interests of the Great Powers. Some endure irrelevance, their judgements ignored. Yet

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; 1. Mirages; 2. International law: the legacy of the twentieth century; 3. Irrelevant courts for important disputes; 4. International criminal law: victors' justice or an interminable machine?; 5. Protecting foreign capital flows: who released the genie?; 6. Self-spite in the regulation of international trade; 7. The arid promises of international human rights; 8. The allure of judicial trusteeship in the European Union experience; 9. The future of an illusion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-07821-X

9786613078216

0-85793-118-0

OCLC:

721194389