Establishing the Supremacy of European Law: The Making of an International Rule of Law in Europe (Oxford Studies in European Law)
By Karen J. Alter.
Description
The most effective international legal system in the world exists in Europe. It works much like a domestic system, where violations of the law are brought to court, legal decisions are respected, and the autonomous influence of law and legal rulings extends into the political process itself. The European legal system was not always so effective at influencing state behavior and compelling compliance. Indeed the European Community's original legal system was intentionally designed to have very limited monitoring and enforcement capabilities. The European Court of Justice transformed the...
ISBN(s)
9780199260997
