Normative Plurality in International Law: A Theory of the Determination of Applicable Rules
Carlos Ivan Fuentes
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Hardback. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAB; LBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
This book provides a theoretical framework for explaining the choices made by international decision-makers in terms of what constitutes law. It comprehensively analyzes the practice of human rights courts in applying legal instruments outside their competence and proposes that this practice recognizes that different normative instruments coexist in an un-ordered space, and that meaning can be produced by the free interaction of those instruments around a problem. Based on this, the book advances its normative plurality hypothesis, which states that decision-makers must survey the acquis of international law in order to identify all the instruments containing relevant normative information for ... Read more
This book provides a theoretical framework for explaining the choices made by international decision-makers in terms of what constitutes law. It comprehensively analyzes the practice of human rights courts in applying legal instruments outside their competence and proposes that this practice recognizes that different normative instruments coexist in an un-ordered space, and that meaning can be produced by the free interaction of those instruments around a problem. Based on this, the book advances its normative plurality hypothesis, which states that decision-makers must survey the acquis of international law in order to identify all the instruments containing relevant normative information for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
Condition
New
Weight
563g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319439273
SKU
V9783319439273
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