The Sword and the Scales : the United States and International Courts and Tribunals.

The Sword and the Scales is the first in-depth and comprehensive study of attitudes and behaviors of the United States toward major international courts and tribunals.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romano, Cesare P. R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Contributors; 1 International Courts and Tribunals and the Rule of Law; 2 American Public Opinion on International Courts and Tribunals; 3 Arbitration and Avoidance of War: The Nineteenth-Century American Vision; 4 The United States and the International Court of Justice: Coping with Antinomies; 5 The U.S. Supreme Court and the International Court of Justice: What Does "Respectful Consideration" Mean?; 6 U.S. Attitudes toward International Criminal Courts and Tribunals.
  • 7 The United States and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights8 From Paradox to Subsidiarity: The United States and Human Rights Treaty Bodies; 9 The U.S. and International Claims and Compensation Bodies; 10 Does the United States Support International Tribunals? The Case of the Multilateral Trade System; 11 The United States and Dispute Settlement under the North American Free Trade Agreement: Ambivalence, Frustration, and Occasional D.