Selecting international judges : principle, process, and politics
Mackenzie
Mackenzie, RuthContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
International courts are called upon to decide upon a wide range of issues of global importance, yet public knowledge of international judges and the process by which they are appointed remains very limited. Drawing on empirical research, this book explains how the judges who sit on international courts are selected.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
International courts are called upon to decide upon a wide range of issues of global importance, yet public knowledge of international judges and the process by which they are appointed remains very limited. Drawing on empirical research, this book explains how the judges who sit on international courts are selected.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court in historical context -- The composition of the international courts -- The nomination process -- The election process -- Trends and reforms.
International courts
Judges
Treaties, International
International Law
Law, Politics & Government