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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... referred to it . The expectation was that most cases would be brought by states on behalf of their citizens , not by individuals complaining about actions taken by their own governments . There was , however , a provision ( Article 25 ) ...
... referred to as someone who " took a sadistic pleasure in causing the detainees pain and suffering ” —received a sentence of twenty years for thirteen of thirty - eight counts where he was found guilty . But in the Delic case , for the ...
... referred to the importance of deterrence , however in the Foca case , the Tribunal rejected axiomatic applications of the U.N. mandate . It would be " inappropriate to have recourse to that Resolution for guidance of what the general ...
Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
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