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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... interpretation by bureaucrats , the exclusion of con- troversial material ... all now served to rob the outcome of social legitimacy . " 49 As a result , at the conclusion of the Uruguay Round and the advent of the WTO , a new panel ...
... interpretation : the treaties are not simply to be interpreted as an agreement among states , but as having been created for the " peoples of Europe . " EU rules are directed to individuals and can be invoked by them . EU law becomes a ...
... interpretation or the application of NAFTA provisions in particular cases . The main mech- anisms and dispute resolution procedures ( as outlined in specific chapters of the NAFTA ) relate to : 1. investment disputes between foreign ...
Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
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