Courts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of SovereigntyLegal 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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... a constitutional architecture with supremacy , direct effect , fundamental rights , an institutional rule of law ( including separation of powers ) , enforcement mechanisms , and an autonomous and hierarchical legal order .
In fact , as Bruno de Witte has powerfully explained , even the principles of supremacy and direct effect , usually identified as the cornerstones of the constitutionalization of EU law , could be developed and generally applied without ...
... practitioners , advocates , and activists — especially in the context of doing justice — focus on either the deterrent effect or the retributive effect of bringing criminals to trial.55 Each goal is defined differently by scholars ...
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Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
Copyright | |
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