International courts in Latin America and the Caribbean : foundations and authority / Salvatore Caserta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caserta, Salvatore, author.

Series:

International courts and tribunals series.

International courts and tribunals series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International courts--Latin America.

International courts.

International courts--Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

This work explores the foundations and evolution of the four Latin American and Caribbean regional economic courts. It argues that local socio-political factors are often the decisive factor in influencing the direction of these Courts, rather than the formally delegated functions they were assigned when established.

Contents:

International courts in Latin America and the Caribbean: foundations and authority

The extended foundation of the Caribbean Court of Justice between decolonisation and globalisation

The extended foundation of the Central American Court of Justice between pacification and globalisation

The theory and practice of founding regional courts in Latin America and the Caribbean

The de facto authority of the Caribbean Court of Justice at the intersection of trade liberalisation and fundamental rights

The challenged and challenging de facto authority of the Central American Court of Justice at the intersection of pacification, international law, and regionalism

The authority and the power of regional economic courts in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-190459-7

0-19-263824-6

0-19-263825-4