Courts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of Sovereignty

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Mary L. Volcansek, John F. Stack
Carolina Academic Press, 2005 - 252 pages

Legal issues that have traditionally been treated as domestic are increasingly governed by transnational law and numerous obscure tribunals. This book acquaints students of law and politics with the largely unrecognized authority of transnational legal systems and the ways boundaries of national sovereignty are being eroded in the 21st century. The editors have skillfully organized their collection around issues dealing with both human rights and issues of trade and used a comparative approach to analyze the many court decisions, treaties, and legal agreements that affect national sovereignty. Among subject areas included are: Courts and Regional Trade Agreements, Dispute Resolution under NAFTA, and Universal Criminal Jurisdiction.

"This is an edited book that brings together in one highly readable place a crisp and engaging look at transnational courts in today's global world....In sum, Courts Crossing Borders is a quality effort that deserves careful reading. Enhancing a deeper understanding of this timely topic, it is a book that can be profitably studied by students, scholars, and the curious public." -- Law & Politics Book Review, 2005

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... Court hears suits brought by individuals against their governments for violations of the European Convention on Human Rights . Litigants come to the Court after their appeals at the national level are exhausted . When a lit- igant wins ...
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... courts and quasi - judicial tribunals for resolving disputes . The EU's European Court of Justice ( ECJ ) is , perhaps , the leading example of the “ judicialization of politics " and the role of courts in resolving economic disputes ...
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... ( European Court of Justice ) , 3 , 6 , 12 , 17 , 20-21 Article 5 , 79 Article 28 , 73 Article 29 , 73 Article 30 , 8 ... Court of Human Rights EC ( European Community ) law , 44 , 49 EC Treaty Article 28 , 53 vs EU law , 44 n.1 EU , see ...

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Contents

Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek
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Transnational Courts
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Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek
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Copyright

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Bibliographic information

TitleCourts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of Sovereignty
EditorsMary L. Volcansek, John F. Stack
PublisherCarolina Academic Press, 2005
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized28 Oct 2008
ISBN1594600554, 9781594600555
Length252 pages
  
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