The Law and Politics of International Human Rights Courts

The book describes and analyzes the law and politics of international human rights courts, focusing on the extent to which the courts have strengthened the protection of human rights in international and national systems, and at times, have engendered political backlash against their efforts.

Auteur

Alec Stone Sweet is Sir Y. K. Pao Chair at the University of Hong Kong, and has previously held chaired professorships at the National University of Singapore, Yale University, and Nuffield College, Oxford. He works in the fields of comparative and international law, and comparative and international politics, with a focus on dispute resolution, law, and courts. Wayne Sandholtz holds the John A. McCone Chair and is Professor of International Relations and Law at the University of Southern California. His research addresses human rights treaties and courts, international norms, authoritarianism, and the rule of law.