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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... protection , the Court held that " the principle of free- dom of trade is not to be viewed in absolute terms but is subject to certain limits justified by the objectives of general interest pursed by the Commu- nity . " 25 Environmental ...
... protection , in order to " have its cake and eat it too " ; in other words , the Court sought to uphold the Walloon import ban while not unacceptably widening Article 36 ( now Article 30 ) and / or the mandatory requirements doc- trine ...
... protection of human rights and projected that the system would be strengthened over time . The third para- graph of the declaration acknowledges the limited field at the time : “ The af- firmation of essential human rights by the ...
Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
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