The International Judge
Subtitle: An Introduction to the Men and Women Who Decide the World's Cases
Contributors: Sonia  Sotomayor (Contributor)
Publisher: Brandeis; Brandeis University Press; Published by University Press of New England
Published: November 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781584656661
Subjects: General Biographical Works; International Law; Biography & Autobiography; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Biography/Autobiography; General; International; Law / General; Lawyers & Judges; International courts; Judges; Justice, Administration of
Description: "Based on interviews with over thirty international judges. This volume is the first comprehensive portrait of the men and women in this new global profession. It begins with an overview of international courts and a profile of international judges as a group. The authors examine closely the working environments of international judges in courts around the world, highlighting the challenge of carrying out work in multiple languages, in the context of intricate bureaucratic hierarchies, and with a necessary interdependence between judges and court administratons.

Arguing that intemational judges have to balance their responsibilities as interpreters of the law and as global professionals, the authors discuss the challenges of working within the fluid settings of international courts. Profiles of five individual judges provide insight into the experience and dilemmas of the men and women on the international bench."--Jacket.