Courts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of Sovereignty

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Mary L. Volcansek, John F. Stack
Carolina Academic Press, 2005 - 252 pages
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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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tion , which they signed in Rome in 1950 , is clear about the source of the rights it contains and the decision to make these rights enforceable : “ Being resolved , as the governments of European countries which are like - minded and ...

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Contents

Judicialization and Sovereignty Mary L Volcansek
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Transnational Courts
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Courts and Regional Trade Agreements Mary L Volcansek
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Copyright

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About the author (2005)

Mary L. Volcansek is Dean of the AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a professor of political science at Texas Christian University.John F. Stack, Jr. is a professor of political science and the Director of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy.

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TitleCourts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of Sovereignty
EditorsMary L. Volcansek, John F. Stack
PublisherCarolina Academic Press, 2005
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized28 Oct 2008
ISBN1594600554, 9781594600555
Length252 pages
  
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