Institutional Supports for the International Rule of Law

ISBN-13: 9781138214941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 182 str.

Charles Sampford; Ramesh Thakur

Opis

This book explores the institutions that support the effectiveness of the rule of law domestically. It focuses on the extent to which similar institutions already exist at international level and analyses the possibility of their further development. The authors speculate on how the international rule of law might be advanced in the future, thereby suggesting potential strategies for strengthening the international rule of law. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach and combining the fields of international relations, politics and law, this book covers a range institutions including:

• UN Security Council
• International Court of Justice
• Human Rights machinery
• Regional Human Rights
• International Criminal Court
• World Trade Organization
• International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
• UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Charles Sampford and Ramesh Thakur  Part 1  2. International Criminal Justice: At the vortex of power, norms and a sifting global order Ramesh Thakur  3. Norms as Frames for Institutions: The Pact of Paris, Nuremberg, and the International Rule of Law William Maley  4. Rethinking international Rule of Law: International Rule of Law as International Legitimacy Jean-Marc Coicaud  Part 2  5. Special Rapporteurs and the Development of the International Rule of Law Michael Kirby  6. International Criminal Court in the Development of International Rule of Law: A reflection of Asian/African views Rahmat Mohamad  7. The Building of the International Rule of Law through the Work of the International Criminal Courts Vesselin Popovski  8. National Militaries and the Development of the International Rule of Law John Sanderson  9. The Prospects for UN Security Council Reform: Implications for the international rule of law Sam Daws  Part 3  10. Disputes over Exemplary Justice: The situation in the Republic of Kenya before the International Criminal Court Edwin Bikundo  11. No Longer a Moot Point: International NGO Tribunals Charles Sampford  12. Refugee Machinery and the Development of the International Rule of Law Angus Francis