Research handbook on the politics of international law / edited by Wayne Sandholtz, Christopher A. Whytock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sandholtz, Wayne, editor.

Whytock, Christopher A., editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in international law.

Research Handbooks in International Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--Political aspects.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (608 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

What is the relationship between politics and international law? Rather than exploring this question through the lens of the dominant paradigms of international relations theory - realism, liberalism, and constructivism - this book proposes a different approach. Based on the premise that the relationship varies depending on the sites where it unfolds, and inspired by comparative politics and socio-legal studies, the book develops a novel framework for comparative analysis of politics and international law at different stages of governance and in different governance systems. Expert contributors apply this analytical framework to diverse fields of law and politics. Part I examines the problems of compliance, effectiveness and the domestic enforcement of international law, and legal institutions including domestic and international courts, national legislatures and regime complexes. Part II covers substantive fields of governance such as global financial regulation, environmental standards, trade, intellectual property and human rights. The final chapters in this Part tackle emerging yet critical issues in international law, including terrorism, cyber conflict and Internet regulation. Together, the chapters represent a significant step forward in the comparative analysis of politics and international law. This Research Handbook will be essential reading for students and academics in political science and law alike. Contributors include: W.C. Banks, R. Brewster, A. Chander, K.L. Cope, M. Elsig, B. Faude, T. Gehring, C. Hillebrecht, S. Katzenstein, M.R. Madsen, W. Mattli, J.J. Paust, M.J. Peterson, S. Puig, W. Sandholtz, J. Seddon, S.K. Sell, G. Shaffer, D. Sloss, M. Van Alstine, P.-H. Verdier, M. Versteeg, C.A. Whytock

Contents:

The politics of international law / Wayne Sandholtz and Christopher A. Whytock

Compliance : actors, context and causal processes / Courtney Hillebrecht

The effectiveness of international law and stages of governance / Rachel Brewster

International law in domestic courts / David L. Sloss and Michael P. Van Alstine

Treaty law and national legislative politics / Kevin L. Cope

Modes of domestic incorporation of international law / Pierre-Hugues Verdier and Mila Versteeg

Regime complexes as governance systems / Benjamin Faude and Thomas Gehring

The power of the implementers : global financial and environmental standards / Walter Mattli and Jack Seddon

The European Court of Human Rights and the politics of international law / Mikael Rask Madsen

The law and politics of WTO dispute settlement / Gregory Shaffer, Manfred Elsig and Sergio Puig

The politics of international intellectual property law / Susan K. Sell

Non-state actors and human rights : legalization and transnational regulation / Suzanne Katzenstein

The 'war' on Terror and international law / Jordan J. Paust

An emerging international legal architecture for cyber conflict / William C. Banks

Who runs the internet? / Anupam Chander

Politics and law in international environmental governance / M.J. Peterson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p; 489-555) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-398-3