The New Terrain of International Law : Courts, Politics, Rights / Karen J. Alter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alter, Karen J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

International courts.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Case Study Index

Preface

Abbreviations

Part I: Delegating Authority to International Courts: A Global View

CHAPTER 1. The New Terrain of International Law

CHAPTER 2. International Courts Altering Politics

CHAPTER 3. The New International Courts

CHAPTER 4. World History and the Evolving International Judiciary

Part II: International Courts in Action

CHAPTER 5. International Dispute Settlement

CHAPTER 6. International Administrative Review

CHAPTER 7. International Law Enforcement

CHAPTER 8. International Constitutional Review

Part III: Courts, Politics, Rights

CHAPTER 9. International Courts and Democratic Politics

Chapter Appendixes

Legal Cases Index and Citations

Court Treaty Bibliography and Litigation Data Sources

Bibliography of Cited Works

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-439) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691154756

0691154759

9781400848683

1400848687

OCLC:

933515823