Title: Domestic courts and the interpretation of international law : methods and reasoning based on the Swiss example /
Authors: Ammann, Odile
Year: 2020
Subjects: International and municipal law Switzerland; Courts Switzerland.; International law Switzerland.; International law Interpretation and construction; Courts; International and municipal law; International law; International law Interpretation and construction; Switzerland
Contents: Part 1. What is interpretation -- The interpretation of international law by domestic courts : a topic that matters -- Terminology and conceptual apparatus -- Interpreting international law in context : domestic specificities -- Part 2. Why interpret? -- The legal effect of domestic rulings in international law -- Part 3. How to Interpret? -- The need for interpretative methods in international law -- The interpretative methods of international law : what are they, and why use them? -- Swiss courts and treaty interpretation -- Swiss courts and the interpretation of unwritten international law -- Conclusion and recommendations.