The New Terrain of International Law : : Courts, Politics, Rights / / Karen J. Alter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Alter, Karen J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.) :; 20 line illus. 20 tables.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Case Study Index --; Preface --; Abbreviations --; Part I: Delegating Authority to International Courts: A Global View --; CHAPTER 1. The New Terrain of International Law --; CHAPTER 2. International Courts Altering Politics --; CHAPTER 3. The New International Courts --; CHAPTER 4. World History and the Evolving International Judiciary --; Part II: International Courts in Action --; CHAPTER 5. International Dispute Settlement --; CHAPTER 6. International Administrative Review --; CHAPTER 7. International Law Enforcement --; CHAPTER 8. International Constitutional Review --; Part III: Courts, Politics, Rights --; CHAPTER 9. International Courts and Democratic Politics --; Chapter Appendixes --; Legal Cases Index and Citations --; Court Treaty Bibliography and Litigation Data Sources --; Bibliography of Cited Works --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400848683; 9783110665925
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400848683?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Karen J. Alter.

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.