Research Handbook on the Politics of International Law (Research Handbooks in International Law series)

What is the relationship between politics and international law? Inspired by comparative politics and socio-legal studies, this Research Handbook develops a novel framework for comparative analysis of politics and international law at different stages of governance and in different governance systems. It applies the framework in a wide range of fields--from human rights and environmental standards, to cyber conflict and intellectual property--to show how the relationship between politics and international law varies depending on the sites where it unfolds. What is the relationship between politics and international law? Rather than exploring this question through the lens of the dominant paradigms of international relations theory realism, liberalism and constructivism this book proposes a different approach. Based on the premise that the relationship varies depending on the sites where it unfolds, and inspired by comparative politics and socio-legal studies, the book develops a novel framework for comparative analysis of politics and international law at different stages of governance and in different governance systems. Expert contributors apply this analytical framework to diverse fields of law and politics. Part I examines the problems of compliance, effectiveness and the domestic enforcement of international law, and legal institutions including domestic and international courts, national legislatures and regime complexes. Part II covers substantive fields of governance such as global financial regulation, environmental standards, trade, intellectual property and human rights. The final chapters in this Part tackle emerging yet critical issues in international law, including terrorism, cyber conflict and Internet regulation. Together, the chapters represent a significant step forward in the comparative analysis of politics and international law. This Research Handbook will be essential reading for students and academics in political science and law alike. -- Provided by publisher The politics of international law / Wayne Sandholtz and Christopher A. Whytock -- Compliance : actors, context and causal processes / Courtney Hillebrecht -- The effectiveness of international law and stages of governance / Rachel Brewster -- International law in domestic courts / David L. Sloss and Michael P. Van Alstine -- Treaty law and national legislative politics / Kevin L. Cope -- Modes of domestic incorporation of international law / Pierre-Hugues Verdier and Mila Versteeg -- Regime complexes as governance systems / Benjamin Faude and Thomas Gehring -- The power of the implementers : global financial and environmental standards / Walter Mattli and Jack Seddon -- The European Court of Human Rights and the politics of international law / Mikael Rask Madsen -- The law and politics of WTO dispute settlement / Gregory Shaffer, Manfred Elsig and Sergio Puig -- The politics of international intellectual property law / Susan K. Sell -- Non-state actors and human rights : legalization and transnational regulation / Suzanne Katzenstein -- The 'war' on Terror and international law / Jordan J. Paust -- An emerging international legal architecture for cyber conflict / William C. Banks -- Who runs the internet? / Anupam Chander -- Politics and law in international environmental governance / M.J. Peterson "What is the relationship between politics and international law? Rather than exploring this question through the lens of the dominant paradigms of international relations theory - realism, liberalism, and constructivism - this book proposes a different approach. Based on the premise that the relationship varies depending on the sites where it unfolds, and inspired by comparative politics and socio-legal studies, the book develops a novel framework for comparative analysis of politics and international law at different stages of governance and in different governance systems ... Contributors apply this analytical framework to diverse fields of law and politics. Part I examines the problems of compliance, effectiveness and the domestic enforcement of international law, and legal institutions including domestic and international courts, national legislatures and regime complexes. Part II covers substantive fields of governance such as global financial regulation, environmental standards, trade, intellectual property and human rights. The final chapters in this Part tackle emerging yet critical issues in international law, including terrorism, cyber conflict and Internet regulation."-- Quatrièeme de couverture "What is the relationship between politics and international law? Rather than exploring this question through the lens of the dominant paradigms of international relations theory - realism, liberalism, and constructivism - this book proposes a different approach. Based on the premise that the relationship varies depending on the sites where it unfolds, and inspired by comparative politics and socio-legal studies, the book develops a novel framework for comparative analysis of politics and international law at different stages of governance and in different governance systems ... Contributors apply this analytical framework to diverse fields of law and politics. Part I examines the problems of compliance, effectiveness and the domestic enforcement of international law, and legal institutions including domestic and international courts, national legislatures and regime complexes. Part II covers substantive fields of governance such as global financial regulation, environmental standards, trade, intellectual property and human rights. The final chapters in this Part tackle emerging yet critical issues in international law, including terrorism, cyber conflict and Internet regulation."-- Back cover