Domestic law goes global legal traditions and international courts

International courts have proliferated in the international system, with over one hundred judicial or quasi-judicial bodies in existence today. This book develops a rational legal design theory of international adjudication in order to explain the variation in state support for international courts....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin, Powell, Emilia Justyna (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The creation and expansion of international courts
  • Major legal traditions of the world
  • A rational legal design theory of international adjudication
  • Domestic legal traditions and the creation of the International Criminal Court
  • Domestic legal traditions and state support for the World Court
  • The rational design of state commitments to international courts
  • The consequences of support for international courts
  • Conclusion