The court and the world American law and the new global realities
"In this original, far-reaching and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of SCOTUS in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of public and private activity--from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade--obliges the...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Knopf
2015
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| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Borzoi book
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| Schlagworte: |
United States / Supreme Court
> USA
> International courts
> National security / International cooperation
> International trade
> Foreign trade regulation
> LAW / Courts
> LAW / Comparative
> POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch
> Cortes supremas / Garantias constitucionales / Instrumentos internacionales / E.U.A.
> Umweltschutz
> Sicherheitspolitik
> Globalisierung
> Handel
> Internationales Recht
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "In this original, far-reaching and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of SCOTUS in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of public and private activity--from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade--obliges the Court to consider and understand circumstances beyond America's borders. At a time when ordinary citizens may book international lodging directly through online sites like Airbnb, it has become clear that judicial awareness can no longer stop at the water's edge"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-359) and index Part I. The past is prologue : the Constitution, national security and individual rights. Silence : Cicero and his "political question" counterpart ; A second approach : "The President wins" ; A third approach : "The President goes too far" ; "No blank check" : Guantanamo -- Part II. At home abroad : the foreign reach of American statutory law. Regulating international commerce ; Opening the courthouse door : the alien tort statute and human rights -- Part III. Beyond our shores : international agreements. Treaty interpretation : child custody ; Investment treaties : arbitration ; The treaty power : structure ; Postscript : home alone, a political discussion -- Part IV. The judge as diplomat. Interchange and substantive progress ; Advancing the rule of law -- Epilogue |
| Beschreibung: | VIII, 382 S. |
| ISBN: | 9781101946190 978-1-101-94619-0 |