The Role of National Courts in Applying International Humanitarian Law
Series: International Law and Domestic Legal Orders;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 6 March 2014
- ISBN 9780199685424
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages242 pages
- Size 240x163x22 mm
- Weight 512 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
International humanitarian law is applied across the world in domestic courts. This book investigates how five domestic courts, the UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Israel, have done so, arguing that they show a range of different approaches, from acting as apologists for the use of force to actively promoting international humanitarian law.
MoreLong description:
International law is increasingly applied in domestic courts. This can result in situations where the courts are being asked to rule on politically sensitive issues, especially issues which involve actions during armed conflicts. Domestic courts do not show a uniformity of approach in addressing cases concerning international humanitarian law, and can often be seen to differ markedly in their response.
The book argues that different national courts demonstrate different functional roles in different countries. These can be situated on a scale from apology to utopia, which can be set out as follows: (1) the apologist role of courts, in which they serve as a legitimating agency of the state's actions; (2) the avoiding role of courts, in which they, for policy considerations, avoid exercising jurisdiction over a case; (3) The deferral role of courts, in which courts defer back to the other branches of the government the responsibility of finding an appropriate remedy (4) the normative application role of courts, in which they apply international humanitarian law as required by the rule of law; and (5) the utopian role of courts, in which they introduce moral judgments in favour of the protection of the individual, beyond the requirements of the law.
The book investigates the rulings of five key domestic courts, those of the UK, the USA, Canada, Italy, and Israel, to understand how their approaches differ, and where their practice can be placed on the methological scale. This analysis has been assisted by the author's extensive field work, notably in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Providing a detailed understanding each court's function, the book offers a critical analysis of the courts' rulings, in which both the legal arguments and the political context of cases they have ruled on are examined. The book shows that the functional role of the national courts is a combination of contradictions and mixed attitudes, and that national courts are in the process of defining their own role as enforcing organs of international humanitarian law.
The book is thoroughly researched and unquestionably timely, and will appeal to scholars of IHL and international law, as well as those with an interest in the judicial function and the interaction of different legal regimes. Military lawyers, international and domestic judges, and the legal advisers of non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations will also be richly rewarded by reading this book.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Apologist Role of National Courts: Legitimizing (Illegal) State Policy
The Avoiding Role of National Courts: Law as a Polit ical Doctrine
The Normative Role of National Courts: From Deferring to Limiting
The Twilight Zone of Utopia: Judges as Law Developer s
Conclusion
