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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... social legitimacy . " 49 As a result , at the conclusion of the Uruguay Round and the advent of the WTO , a new panel system was put into place . The Geneva - based Dispute Settlement Board now oversees a bureaucracy for receiving ...
... social actors . Judicial Preferences Structural limits also prevent the Court of Justice from developing further European constitutionalism . The growing workload of the Court is affecting both the quality of its judgments and the ...
... social engagement with the rights of individuals : Dramatic action is unlikely in this forum , either for women or any other group that suffers deeply embedded social discrimination . Occa- sionally , exceptions occur , and even in ...
Contents
Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek | 11 |
Transnational Courts | 17 |
Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek | 23 |
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