Domestic Law Goes Global

Legal Traditions and International Courts

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Emilia Justyna Powell, Sara McLaughlin (University of Iowa) Mitchell, Emilia Justyna (University of Alabama) Powell, Sara Mclaughlin Mitchell

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International courts have proliferated in the international system, with over one hundred judicial or quasi-judicial bodies in existence today. This book develops a rational legal design theory of international adjudication in order to explain the variation in state support for international courts. Initial negotiators of new courts, 'originators', design international courts in ways that are politically and legally optimal. States joining existing international courts, 'joiners', look to the legal rules and procedures to assess the courts' ability to be capable, fair and unbiased. The authors demonstrate that the characteristics of civil law, common law and Islamic law influence states' acceptance of the jurisdiction of international courts, the durability of states' commitments to international courts, and the design of states' commitments to the courts. Furthermore, states strike cooperative agreements most effectively in the shadow of an international court that operates according to familiar legal principles and rules.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-12-05
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt380 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor278
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107661677

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1. The creation and expansion of international courts; 2. Major legal traditions of the world; 3. A rational legal design theory of international adjudication; 4. Domestic legal traditions and the creation of the International Criminal Court; 5. Domestic legal traditions and state support for the World Court; 6. The rational design of state commitments to international courts; 7. The consequences of support for international courts; 8. Conclusion.

'This book is one of the few concrete manifestations of the multiple calls to marry social science methods and international relations scholarship with international legal study. Rather than philosophical analysis or normative statements, the authors provide causal arguments and back them up with systematic empirical evidence - a real advance in the field.' Paul F. Diehl, Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois