Democracies And International Law

Author : Tom Ginsburg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110891022X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracies and International Law written by Tom Ginsburg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracies and authoritarian regimes have different approaches to international law, grounded in their different forms of government. As the balance of power between democracies and non-democracies shifts, it will have consequences for international legal order. Human rights may face severe challenges in years ahead, but citizens of democratic countries may still benefit from international legal cooperation in other areas. Ranging across several continents, this volume surveys the state of democracy-enhancing international law, and provides ideas for a way forward in the face of rising authoritarianism.

Author : Gregory H. Fox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521667968
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democratic Governance and International Law written by Gregory H. Fox and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-11 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PART V CRITICAL APPROACHES.

Author : Tom Ginsburg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108843131
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracies and International Law written by Tom Ginsburg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrasts democratic and authoritarian approaches to international law, explaining how their interaction will affect the world in the future.

Author : Charlotte Ku
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521002073
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law written by Charlotte Ku and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

Author : Gregory H. Fox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781788114745
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and International Law written by Gregory H. Fox and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the Cold War, international law scholars engaged in furious debate over whether principles of democratic legitimacy had entered international law. Many argued that a 'democratic entitlement' was emerging. Others were skeptical that international practice in democracy promotion was either consistent or sufficiently widespread and many found the idea of democratic entitlement dangerous. Those debates, while ongoing, have not been comprehensively revisited in almost twenty years. Together with an original introduction, this volume collects the leading scholarship of the past two decades on these and other questions. It focuses particular attention on the normative consequences of the recent 'democratic recession' in many regions of the world.

Author : Beth A. Simmons
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521885108
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mobilizing for Human Rights written by Beth A. Simmons and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analysis and case studies that the ratification of treaties generally leads to better human rights practices. She argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.

Author : A. James McAdams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law in New Democracies written by A. James McAdams and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first focused study on the relationship between the use of national courts to pursue retrospective justice and the construction of viable democracies. Included in this interdisciplinary volume are fascinating, detailed essays on the experiences of eight countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and South Africa. According to the contributors, the most important lesson for leaders of new democracies, who are wrestling with the human rights abuses of past dictatorships, is that they have many options. Democratizing regimes are well-advised to be attentive to the significant political, ethical, and legal constraints that may limit their ability to achieve retribution for past wrongs. On prudential ground alone, some fledgling regimes will have no choice but to restrain their desire for punishment in the interest of political survival. However, it would be incorrect to think that all new democracies are therefore bereft of the political and legal resources needed to bring the perpetrators of egregious human rights violations to justice. In many instances, governments have overcome the obstacles before them and, by appealing to both national and international legal standards, have brought their former dictators to trial. When these judicial proceedings have been properly conducted and insulated from partisan political pressures, they have provided tangible evidence of the guiding principles-equality, fairness, and the rule of law-that are essential to the post-authoritarian order. This collection shows that the quest for transitional justice has amounted to something more than merely a break with the past--it constitutes a formative act which directly affects the quality and credibility of democratic institutions.

Author : Tom Ginsburg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022656438X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Save a Constitutional Democracy written by Tom Ginsburg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. What kind of president calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” or sees a moral equivalence between violent neo-Nazi protesters in paramilitary formation and residents of a college town defending the racial and ethnic diversity of their homes? Yet, whatever our concerns about the current president, we can be assured that the Constitution offers safeguards to protect against lasting damage—or can we? How to Save a Constitutional Democracy mounts an urgent argument that we can no longer afford to be complacent. Drawing on a rich array of other countries’ experiences with democratic backsliding, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq show how constitutional rules can either hinder or hasten the decline of democratic institutions. The checks and balances of the federal government, a robust civil society and media, and individual rights—such as those enshrined in the First Amendment—do not necessarily succeed as bulwarks against democratic decline. Rather, Ginsburg and Huq contend, the sobering reality for the United States is that, to a much greater extent than is commonly realized, the Constitution’s design makes democratic erosion more, not less, likely. Its structural rigidity has had the unforeseen consequence of empowering the Supreme Court to fill in some details—often with doctrines that ultimately facilitate rather than inhibit the infringement of rights. Even the bright spots in the Constitution—the First Amendment, for example—may have perverse consequences in the hands of a deft communicator, who can degrade the public sphere by wielding hateful language that would be banned in many other democracies. But we—and the rest of the world—can do better. The authors conclude by laying out practical steps for how laws and constitutional design can play a more positive role in managing the risk of democratic decline.

Author : James Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521468350
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in International Law written by James Crawford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-04-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Crawford's inaugural lecture as Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge addresses a number of facets of the relationship between international law and democratic principles. In particular he examines the ways in which international law may or may not underwrite those principles, a subject which has increased greatly in significance as governments and international organisations search for a 'New World Order' in the post Cold War world.

Author : Moeckli, Daniel
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800372809
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legal Limits of Direct Democracy written by Moeckli, Daniel and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the rise of direct-democratic instruments, the relationship between popular sovereignty and the rule of law is set to become one of the defining political issues of our time. This important and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of the limits imposed on referendums and citizens’ initiatives, as well as of systems of reviewing compliance with these limits, in 11 European states.