Democracies and International Law

Table des matières

Introduction: A tale of two dictators; 1. Why would democracies be different?; 2. Are democracies different? Some facts; 3. Can international law save democracy?; 4. Regions and the defense of democracy; 5. Authoritarian international law; 6. Whence the liberal order? China, the United States, and the return of sovereignty; Conclusion: What is to be done?

A propos de l'auteur

Tom Ginsburg is the Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School, and a research associate at the American Bar Foundation. He is the author, most recently, of How to Save a Constitutional Democracy (2018, with Aziz Huq). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Before entering law teaching, he served as a legal advisor at the Iran – United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, Netherlands, and he has consulted with numerous international development agencies and governments on legal and constitutional reform. He currently serves as a senior advisor on Constitution Building to International IDEA.

Résumé

Anyone interested in the future of democracy needs to understand the role of international law in resisting or facilitating authoritarianism. As the balance of power between democracies and authoritarians shifts, it will have consequences for the international legal order.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tom Ginsburg, Ginsburg Tom, Ginsburg Tom Ginsburg
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781108843133
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84313-3
• Pages: 250
• Thèmes: Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures; Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Le
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Comparative Politics, Public International Law, International Organisations & Institutions