Birdsall Andrea. The International Politics of Judicial Intervention

Routledge, 2009. 160 p.This volume considers the most recent demands for justice within the international system, examining how such aspirations often confl ict with norms of state sovereignty and non-intervention.
From an interdisciplinary approach that combines issues of international relations with international law, this book addresses issues neglected in both disciplines concerning the establishment of a more just international order and its political implications. Through detailed examples drawn from key developments in international law, the author explores how new norms develop within international
society, and how these norms generate both resistance and compliance from state actors.Order and justice in international relations – a theoretical and analytical framework
The emergence of human rights and the limits of their enforcement
The Pinochet decisions in the House of Lords
The International Arrest Warrant case – the Congo v. Belgium
The creation of the ad hoc International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Judicial intervention coming of age? The International Criminal Court and US opposition
Conclusion – a more ‘just’ order?