Domestic Courts and the Interpretation of International Law : : Methods and Reasoning Based on the Swiss Example / / Odile Ammann.
"This book's epigraph, written by Manley O. Hudson, dates back to 1947. Today, more than seven decades later, Hudson's optimistic remarks about Switzerland's expected compliance with international law leave us wondering how the practice of the Swiss authorities has evolved. Has S...
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| Superior document: | Developments in International Law Series ; Volume 72 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Developments in international law ;
Volume 72. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XVIII, 383 pages ; 25 cm.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. What is interpretation
- The interpretation of international law by domestic courts : a topic that matters
- Terminology and conceptual apparatus
- Interpreting international law in context : domestic specificities
- Part 2. Why interpret?
- The legal effect of domestic rulings in international law
- Part 3. How to Interpret?
- The need for interpretative methods in international law
- The interpretative methods of international law : what are they, and why use them?
- Swiss courts and treaty interpretation
- Swiss courts and the interpretation of unwritten international law
- Conclusion and recommendations.