Legal Authority beyond the State
[electronic resource] / edited by Patrick Capps and Henrik Palmer Olsen.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- 1 online resource (294 p.)
Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The evolution of authority Chapter 2. The evolution of global authority Chapter 3. International courts and the building of legal authority beyond the state Chapter 4. Semantic authority, legal change and the dynamics of international law Chapter 5. Practical reason and authority beyond the state Chapter 6. Varieties of authority in international law - State Consent, International Organisations, Courts, Experts and Citizens Chapter 7. The legitimate authority of international courts and its limits - A Challenge to Raz’s Service Conception? Chapter 8. Consent, obligation, and the legitimate authority of international law Chapter 9. The International Criminal Court: The New Leviathan?
Includes bibliography and index.
Leading international lawyers and legal philosophers examine the problem of how authority can be constructed within a rapidly evolving international legal order, as new legal institutions outside the state challenge traditional views of international law.