The New Terrain of International Law

Courts, Politics, Rights

Karen J. Alter

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English

Princeton University Pres
26 January 2014

International relations; Law; International courts & procedures

In 1989, when the Cold War ended, there were six permanent international courts. Today there are more than two dozen that have collectively issued over thirty-seven thousand binding legal rulings. The New Terrain of International Law charts the developments and trends in the creation and role of international courts, and explains how the delegation of authority to international judicial institutions influences global and domestic politics. The New Terrain of International Law presents an in-depth look at the scope and powers of international courts operating around the world. Focusing on dispute resolution, enforcement, administrative review, and constitutional review, Karen Alter argues that international courts alter politics by providing legal, symbolic, and leverage resources that shift the political balance in favor of domestic and international actors who prefer policies more consistent with international law objectives. International courts name violations of the law and perhaps specify remedies.

Alter explains how this limited power--the power to speak the law--translates into political influence, and she considers eighteen case studies, showing how international courts change state behavior. The case studies, spanning issue areas and regions of the world, collectively elucidate the political factors that often intervene to limit whether or not international courts are invoked and whether international judges dare to demand significant changes in state practices.

By: Karen J. Alter
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9780691154756
ISBN 10: 0691154759
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 26 January 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karen J. Alter is professor of political science and law at Northwestern University and a permanent visiting professor at the iCourts Center of Excellence, University of Copenhagen School of Law. She is the author of Establishing the Supremacy of European Law and The European Court's Political Power.

Reviews for The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights

This pathbreaking book illuminates a quiet revolution that has reshaped international law, and it will change many readers' views about the new global legal system... She masterfully demonstrates how, as the idea of global governance takes root, governments increasingly take pains to be seen as following the law--a development that has greatly increased the power of international courts and judges. --Foreign Affairs

Commended for Chadwick Alger Award, International Studies Association 2015
Commended for ISA International Organisation Section Chadwick F. Alger Prize 2015
Commended for ISA International Organisation Section Chadwick F. Alger Prize 2015.
Winner of American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit for a Preeminent Contribution to Creative Scholarship 2015
Winner of American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit for a Preeminent Contribution to Creative Scholarship 2015.
Winner of Certificate of Merit for a Preeminent Contribution to Creative Scholarship, American Society of International Law 2015
Winner of International Law Best Book Award, International Law Section of the International Studies Association 2015