International courts and the performance of international agreements : a general theory with evidence from the European Union

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Label

International courts and the performance of international agreements : a general theory with evidence from the European Union

Title remainder

a general theory with evidence from the European Union

Statement of responsibility

Clifford J. Carrubba, Emory University, Matthew J. Gabel, Washington University, St. Louis

Title variation

International Courts & the Performance of International Agreements

Creator

• Carrubba, Clifford J

Contributor

• Gabel, Matthew J.

Author

• Carrubba, Clifford J
• Gabel, Matthew J.

Subject

• European Union countries -- Foreign relations
• International courts
• International relations

Language

eng

Summary

Nations often turn to international courts to help with overcoming collective-action problems associated with international relations. However, these courts generally cannot enforce their rulings, which begs the question: how effective are international courts? This book proposes a general theory of international courts that assumes a court has no direct power over national governments. Member states are free to ignore both the international agreement and the rulings by the court created to enforce that agreement. The theory demonstrates that such a court can, in fact, facilitate cooperation with international law, but only within important political constraints. The authors examine the theoretical argument in the context of the European Union. Using an original data set of rulings by the European Court of Justice, they find that the disposition of court rulings and government compliance with those rulings comport with the theory's predictions

Member of

• Comparative constitutional law and policy

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Index

index present

LC call number

KZ6250

LC item number

.C37 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Comparative constitutional law and policy