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• Title:The new terrain of international law : courts, politics, rights / Karen J. Alter.
  
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• Author/Creator:Alter, Karen J., author.
  
• Published/Created:Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KZ3410 .A44 2014
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:International law.
  International courts.
  Human rights.
  
• Medical Subjects: Human Rights
  
• Description:xxvi, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  
• 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"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-439) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780691154749 (hardback : alk. paper)
  0691154740 (hardback : alk. paper)
  9780691154756 (paperback)
  0691154759 (paperback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I Delegating Authority to International Courts, a Global View
  ch. 1 New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights
  ch. 2 International Courts Altering Politics
  ch. 3 New International Courts
  ch. 4 World History and the Evolving International Judiciary
  pt. II International Courts in Action
  ch. 5 International Dispute Settlement
  ch. 6 International Administrative Review
  ch. 7 International Law Enforcement
  ch. 8 International Constitutional Review
  pt. III Courts, Politics, Rights
  ch. 9 International Courts and Democratic Politics.