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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... obligations , and rules cannot be assured beyond the term of office of an administration . Some means separate from nation - state control must , in other words , exist to produce , monitor , and enforce the rules . Cross - border ...
... obligations of the member nations.54 That extreme level of precision in enumeration of obligations ought to render dispute resolution less neces- sary . Ambiguity can be found , however , in any legal document . Mechanisms to resolve ...
... obligation becomes necessary . That , in turn , often re- quires that a means of deciding disputes be institutionalized to enforce the bargains , rules , and obligations that have been agreed upon . Moreover , if a trade agreement is ...
Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
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