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040			_bEnglish _cMSULIB _erda
050	0	0	_aKZ6250 PAR
100	1		_aParish, Matthew T. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aMirages of international justice : _bthe elusive pursuit of a transnational legal order / _ccreated by Matthew T Parish
264		1	_bEdward Elgar, _c2011
264		4	_c©2011
300			_axiii, 268 pages : _b illustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505			_aCh. 1. Mirages ch. 2. International law : the legacy of the twentieth century ch. 3. Irrelevant courts for important disputes ch. 4. International criminal law : victors' justice or an interminable machine? ch. 5. Protecting foreign capital flows : who released the genie? ch. 6. Self-spite in the regulation of international trade ch. 7. The arid promises of international human rights ch. 8. The allure of judicial trusteeship in the European Union experience ch. 9. The future of an illusion
520			_aSince the end of the Cold War there has been an explosion of international courts and tribunals that sit apart from domestic legal systems, yet they are often woefully inadequate for their stated purposes. This book explores common problems across these courts, and applies a constructivist theory of international relations to explain their operation. Often established by states as signals of their commitment to moral values and political ideology, once created these courts find themselves trapped between the interests of the Great Powers. Some endure irrelevance, their judgements ignored. Yet more are unusably slow. Still others exhibit demonstrable political bias. Their common failings suggest that international law is not nearly as robust as it claims. The author skilfully shows that international courts are a species of international organisation, and share the same challenges of bureaucracy and unaccountability as have plagued the United Nations. Mirages of International Justice will be of particular interest to scholars and practitioners interested in critiques of the European Court of Human Rights, the World Trade Organisation, investment treaty arbitration, the EU courts, the international criminal courts, the International Court of Justice and public international law in general. Students of international relations and advocates for reform of international organisations will also learn much from this insightful study
650		0	_aInternational courts
650		0	_aInternational law
650		0	_aJustice, administration of _xInternational cooperation
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