Courts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of SovereigntyMary 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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... competitive variety , in which “ equal claims to inde- pendent political and legal authority ... compete for final authority . " The ECJ and the courts of the member nations of the EU are not , he proposes , hier- 20. John D. Donahue ...
... competing demands by in- terest groups . In the area of trade , economic elites , exporters , and investors are likely the ... competition , even of a limited scope , is fair to all play- ers and , once instituted , replace the earlier ...
... competition . The ECJ held that EU environmental measures were justified since " provisions which are made necessary by considerations relating to the environment ... may be a burden upon the undertakings to which they apply and if ...
Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
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