ISBN10: 0199685428, ISBN13: 9780199685424, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Oxford & New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 240 pp. (International Law and Domestic Legal Orders). English text. Condition : as new. - International law is increasingly routinely applied in domestic courts. This can result in situations where the courts are being asked to rule on politically sensitive issues, especially issues which involve actions during humanitarianarmed conflicts actions. Domestic courts do not show a uniformity of approach in addressing cases concerning international humanitarian law, and can often be seen to differ markedly in their response. The book argues that different national courts demonstrate different functional roles in different countries. These can be situated on a scale from apology to utopia, which can be set out as follows: (1) the apologist role of courts, in which they serve as a legitimating agency of the state's actions; (2) the avoiding role of courts, in which they, for policy considerations, avoid exercising jurisdiction over a case; (3) The deferral role of courts, in which courts defer back to the other branches of the government the responsibility of finding an appropriate remedy (4) the normative application role of courts, in which they apply international humanitarian law as required by the rule of law; and (5) the utopian role of courts, in which they introduce moral judgments in favour of ...

ISBN10: 0199685428, ISBN13: 9780199685424, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0199685428, ISBN13: 9780199685424, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780199685424
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Oxford University Press 2014 Hard cover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780199685424.