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Author | : Steven Wheatley |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2010-06-02 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1847315860 |
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The objective of this work is to restate the requirements of democratic legitimacy in terms of the deliberative ideal developed by Jürgen Habermas, and apply the understanding to the systems of global governance. The idea of democracy requires that the people decide, through democratic procedures, all policy issues that are politically decidable. But the state is not a voluntary association of free and equal citizens; it is a construct of international law, and subject to international law norms. Political self-determination takes places within a framework established by domestic and international public law. A compensatory form of democratic legitimacy for inter-state norms can be established through deliberative forms of diplomacy and a requirement of consent to international law norms, but the decline of the Westphalian political settlement means that the two-track model of democratic self-determination is no longer sufficient to explain the legitimacy and authority of law. The emergence of non-state sites for the production of global norms that regulate social, economic and political life within the state requires an evaluation of the concept of (international) law and the (legitimate) authority of non-state actors. Given that states retain a monopoly on the coercive enforcement of law and the primary responsibility for the guarantee of the public and private autonomy of citizens, the legitimacy and authority of the laws that regulate the conditions of social life should be evaluated by each democratic state. The construction of a multiverse of democratic visions of global governance by democratic states will have the practical consequence of democratising the international law order, providing democratic legitimacy for international law.
Author | : Rüdiger Wolfrum |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 423 |
Release | : 2008-02-26 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 3540777644 |
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There has been intense debate in recent times over the legitimacy or otherwise of international law. This book contains fresh perspectives on these questions, offered at an international and interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Law and International Law. At issue are questions including, for example, whether international law lacks legitimacy in general and whether international law or a part of it has yielded to the facts of power.
Author | : Gregory H. Fox |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 2000-05-11 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780521667968 |
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PART V CRITICAL APPROACHES.
Author | : Lukas H. Meyer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2009-11-12 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0521199492 |
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"Most chapters in this volume were first presented at a symposium held at the University of Bern in December 2006"--Page ix.
Author | : Andreas Føllesdal |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1107034604 |
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This book traverses the disciplines of law, political philosophy and international relations in assessing the normative legitimacy of international human rights regimes.
Author | : Jamie Mayerfeld |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2016-05-27 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0812248163 |
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Jamie Mayerfeld defends international human rights law as an extension of domestic checks and balances and therefore necessary to constitutional government. The book combines theoretical reflections on democracy and constitutionalism with a case study of the contrasting human rights policies of Europe and the United States.
Author | : Richard Bellamy |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2007-09-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1139467913 |
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Judicial review by constitutional courts is often presented as a necessary supplement to democracy. This book questions its effectiveness and legitimacy. Drawing on the republican tradition, Richard Bellamy argues that the democratic mechanisms of open elections between competing parties and decision-making by majority rule offer superior and sufficient methods for upholding rights and the rule of law. The absence of popular accountability renders judicial review a form of arbitrary rule which lacks the incentive structure democracy provides to ensure rulers treat the ruled with equal concern and respect. Rights based judicial review undermines the constitutionality of democracy. Its counter-majoritarian bias promotes privileged against unprivileged minorities, while its legalism and focus on individual cases distort public debate. Rather than constraining democracy with written constitutions and greater judicial oversight, attention should be paid to improving democratic processes through such measures as reformed electoral systems and enhanced parliamentary scrutiny.
Author | : Nienke Grossman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108540228 |
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One of the most noted developments in international law over the past twenty years is the proliferation of international courts and tribunals. They decide who has the right to exploit natural resources, define the scope of human rights, delimit international boundaries and determine when the use of force is prohibited. As the number and influence of international courts grow, so too do challenges to their legitimacy. This volume provides new interdisciplinary insights into international courts' legitimacy: what drives and undermines the legitimacy of these bodies? How do drivers change depending on the court concerned? What is the link between legitimacy, democracy, effectiveness and justice? Top international experts analyse legitimacy for specific international courts, as well as the links between legitimacy and cross-cutting themes. Failure to understand and respond to legitimacy concerns can endanger both the courts and the law they interpret and apply.
Author | : Gregory H. Fox |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 944 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 9781788114745 |
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At the end of the Cold War, international law scholars engaged in furious debate over whether principles of democratic legitimacy had entered international law. Many argued that a 'democratic entitlement' was emerging. Others were skeptical that international practice in democracy promotion was either consistent or sufficiently widespread and many found the idea of democratic entitlement dangerous. Those debates, while ongoing, have not been comprehensively revisited in almost twenty years. Together with an original introduction, this volume collects the leading scholarship of the past two decades on these and other questions. It focuses particular attention on the normative consequences of the recent 'democratic recession' in many regions of the world.
Author | : Steven Wheatley |
Publisher | : Hart Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-06-02 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781841138176 |
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The objective of this work is to restate the requirements of democratic legitimacy in terms of the deliberative ideal developed by Jürgen Habermas, and apply the understanding to the systems of global governance. The idea of democracy requires that the people decide, through democratic procedures, all policy issues that are politically decidable. But the state is not a voluntary association of free and equal citizens; it is a construct of international law, and subject to international law norms. Political self-determination takes places within a framework established by domestic and international public law. A compensatory form of democratic legitimacy for inter-state norms can be established through deliberative forms of diplomacy and a requirement of consent to international law norms, but the decline of the Westphalian political settlement means that the two-track model of democratic self-determination is no longer sufficient to explain the legitimacy and authority of law. The emergence of non-state sites for the production of global norms that regulate social, economic and political life within the state requires an evaluation of the concept of (international) law and the (legitimate) authority of non-state actors. Given that states retain a monopoly on the coercive enforcement of law and the primary responsibility for the guarantee of the public and private autonomy of citizens, the legitimacy and authority of the laws that regulate the conditions of social life should be evaluated by each democratic state. The construction of a multiverse of democratic visions of global governance by democratic states will have the practical consequence of democratising the international law order, providing democratic legitimacy for international law.