There is wide variation in the activity and influence of the nearly two dozen international
courts (ICs) currently in existence. What factors lead some ICs to become active and …

Amicus curiae participation in international courts is steadily growing since the late 1990
despite lack of clarity on the concept's nature, function and utility in international dispute …

What can comparative law compare? It is relatively uncontroversial that certain topics are
included in its scope. For example, there is little doubt that any comparison between legal …

Die Begrundung des internationalen Umweltrechts suchen die meisten in der Ortlosigkeit
seines Gegenstands: Die okologische Frage kann im Alleingang souveraner Staaten nicht …

The European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) suffers from the burgeoning caseload and
challenges to its authority. This two-pronged crisis undermines the ECtHR's legitimacy and …

In the debate on the (de-) judicialisation of international affairs and the International Criminal
Court (ICC) specifically, the distinctions between legality and politics and between state …

Abstract Das Open-Access-Buch untersucht am Beispiel des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für
Menschenrechte (EGMR) und des Interamerikanischen Menschenrechtsgerichtshofs …

States in the modern world have created a dense network of international regimes,
multilateral treaties, and formal international organizations to manage their affairs. All these …

The rule of law is a political ideal whose widespread political endorsement across the globe
is complemented by a great deal of disagreement about its content. That disagreement is not …

Many analysts have noted a trend toward the legalization of international affairs in recent
decades (Goldstein et al. 2000). While the extent of this development is hard to measure …