Domestic Courts and the Interpretation of International Law : Methods and Reasoning Based on the Swiss Example

Domestic Courts and the Interpretation of International Law Methods and Reasoning Based on the Swiss Example

"This book's epigraph, written by Manley O. Hudson, dates back to 1947. Today, more than seven decades later, Hudson's optimistic remarks about Switzerland's expected compliance with international law leave us wondering how the practice of the Swiss authorities has evolved. Has S...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ammann, Odile, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff [2020]
Edition:First edition
Series:Developments in international law ; Volume 72.
Subjects:
Courts > Switzerland.
International and municipal law > Switzerland.
International law > Interpretation and construction.
International law > Switzerland.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429753206719
Table of 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.

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