Domestic courts and the interpretation of international law : methods and reasoning based on the Swiss example /

"This book's epigraph, written by Manley O. Hudson, dates back to 1947. Today, more than seven decades later, Hudson's optimistic remarks about Switzerland's expected compliance with international law leave us wondering how the practice of the Swiss authorities has evolved. Has S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ammann, Odile (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2020.
Series:	International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2019.
Subjects:	International and municipal law > Switzerland. Courts > Switzerland. International law > Switzerland. International law > Interpretation and construction. Droit international et droit interne > Suisse. Tribunaux > Suisse. Droit international > Interprétation. Courts. International and municipal law. International law. Switzerland. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Matter
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What Is Interpretation?
The Interpretation of International Law by Domestic Courts
A Topic That Matters
Terminology and Conceptual Apparatus
Interpreting International Law in Context
Domestic Specificities
Why Interpret?
The Legal Effect of Domestic Rulings in International Law
How to Interpret?
The Need for Interpretative Methods in International Law
The Interpretative Methods of International Law: What Are They, and Why Use Them?
Swiss Courts and Treaty Interpretation
Swiss Courts and the Interpretation of Unwritten International Law
Conclusion and Recommendations
Back Matter
Bibliography
Index.