The Democratic Legitimacy of International Law
Title | The Democratic Legitimacy of International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Wheatley |
Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2010-06-02 |
Genre | Law |
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This book restates the deliberative ideal developed by Habermas, and applies this to the systems of global governance.
The Democratic Legitimacy of International Law
Title | The Democratic Legitimacy of International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Wheatley |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2010-06-02 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1847315860 |
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.
Legitimacy in International Law
Title | Legitimacy in International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Rüdiger Wolfrum |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2008-02-26 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 3540777644 |
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.
Legitimacy, Justice and Public International Law
Title | Legitimacy, Justice and Public International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Lukas H. Meyer |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 2009-11-12 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0521199492 |
"Most chapters in this volume were first presented at a symposium held at the University of Bern in December 2006"--Page ix.
The Promise of Human Rights
Title | The Promise of Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Jamie Mayerfeld |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2016-05-27 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0812248163 |
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.
Democratic Governance and International Law
Title | Democratic Governance and International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory H. Fox |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 2000-05-11 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780521667968 |
PART V CRITICAL APPROACHES.
Political Constitutionalism
Title | Political Constitutionalism PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bellamy |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2007-09-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1139467913 |
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.