Courts, Codes, and Custom - Legal Tradition State Policy Toward International Human Rights

This book explores the role of legal tradition in shaping state policy toward international human rights and environmental law. Examining the institutional and cultural characteristics within a state's legal tradition across ten case studies, the book shows the importance of domestic legal factors to understanding state policy toward international law.

About the author

Dana Zartner is an Assistant Professor in the International Studies Program and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of San Francisco.

Summary

This book explores the role of legal tradition in shaping state policy toward international human rights and environmental law. Examining the institutional and cultural characteristics within a state's legal tradition across ten case studies, the book shows the importance of domestic legal factors to understanding state policy toward international law.

Product details

• Authors: Zartner, Dana Zartner, Dana (Assistant Professor of Internationa Zartner, Zartner Dana
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2014
• EAN: 9780199362103
• ISBN: 978-0-19-936210-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Environmental, Social Law, International Environmental Law, Public international law: environment, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Social law and Medical law