Assessing the effectiveness of international courts /

During the last 20 years the world has experienced a sharp rise in the number of international courts and tribunals, and a correlative expansion of their jurisdictions. This book draws on social sciences to provide a clear, goal-orientated assessment of their effectiveness, and a critical evaluation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shany, Yuval (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, April 2014.
Edition:	First edition, impression: 1.
Series:	International courts and tribunals series.
Subjects:	International courts. Jurisdiction (International law) Tribunaux internationaux. Juridiction (Droit international) International courts Effektivität Internationale Gerichtsbarkeit Rechtsprechung Internationale rechtspraak. Rechterlijke instanties. Effectiviteit. International Law. Law, Politics & Government. Treaties, International. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part I. The goal-based approach. 1. A goal-based approach to effectiveness analysis
2. The goals of international courts
3. Measuring goal attainment
Part II. Application of the goal-based approach to judicial functions and features. 4. Jurisdictional powers and issues of admissibility
5. Judicial independence and impartiality
6. Judgment-compliance
7. Legitimacy
Part III. Application of the goal-based approach to specific courts. 8. The International Court of Justice / with Rotem Giladi
9. The WTO dispute settlement system / with Sivan Shlomo-Agon
10. The International Criminal Court / with Sigall Horovitz, Gilad Noam
11. The European Court of Human Rights / with Henry Lovat
12. The Court of Justice of the European Union / with Thorbjörn Björnsson
Conclusions.