TY - BOOK AU - Alter,Karen J. TI - The new terrain of international law: courts, politics, rights SN - 9780691154756 AV - KZ3410 U1 - 341 23 PY - 2014///] c. 2104 [sic!] CY - Princeton, NJ [u.a.] PB - Princeton Univ. Press KW - International law KW - International courts KW - Human rights KW - Recht KW - gnd KW - Internationales Recht KW - Völkerrecht KW - Gericht KW - Rechtsprechung KW - Internationale Kooperation KW - Demokratie KW - Einflussnahme KW - Geschichte KW - Entwicklung KW - Tendenz KW - Erde KW - Class of Fall 2017 KW - Guest speaker KW - Written at the Academy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-439) and index; The New Terrain of International Law : Courts, Politics, RightsInternational Courts Altering Politics -- The New International Courts -- World History and the Evolving International Judiciary -- International Dispute Settlement -- International Administrative Review -- International Law Enforcement -- International Constitutional Review -- International Courts and Democratic Politics N2 - "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"--; "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"-- UR - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=42277 ER -