TY - BOOK ID - 78530645 TI - The sword and the scales : the United States and international courts and tribunals PY - 2009 SN - 0511699816 1107188865 0511647867 9786612393907 1282393901 0511819757 0511632843 0511651945 0511631634 0511634048 9780511651946 9780511819759 9780511631634 9780521728713 0521728711 9780521407465 052140746X 9780511699818 9781107188860 9780511647864 6612393904 9781282393905 9780511632846 9780511634048 PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - International and municipal law KW - International law KW - International courts. KW - International tribunals KW - Tribunals, International KW - Courts KW - Jurisdiction (International law) KW - United States KW - Foreign relations. KW - Law KW - General and Others UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78530645 AB - The Sword and the Scales is the first in-depth and comprehensive study of attitudes and behaviors of the United States toward major international courts and tribunals, including the International Courts of Justice, WTO, and NAFTA dispute settlement systems; the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; and all international criminal courts. Thirteen essays by American legal scholars map and analyze current and past patterns of promotion or opposition, use or neglect, of international judicial bodies by various branches of the United States government, suggesting a complex and deeply ambivalent relationship. The United States has been, and continues to be, not only a promoter of the various international courts and tribunals but also an active participant of the judicial system. It appears before some of the international judicial bodies frequently and supports more, both politically and financially. At the same time, it is less engaged than it could be, particularly given its strong rule of law foundations and its historical tradition of commitment to international law and its institutions. ER -