Book contents
- Judging under Constraint
- Studies on International Courts and Tribunals
- Judging under Constraint
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Cited Legal Texts
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Judicial Deference and the Strategic Space of International Courts
- 3 Formal Independence of International Courts
- 4 The East African Court of Justice
- 5 The Caribbean Court of Justice
- 6 The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- 7 Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Index
7 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2025
Book contents
- Judging under Constraint
- Studies on International Courts and Tribunals
- Judging under Constraint
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Cited Legal Texts
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Judicial Deference and the Strategic Space of International Courts
- 3 Formal Independence of International Courts
- 4 The East African Court of Justice
- 5 The Caribbean Court of Justice
- 6 The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- 7 Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter summarizes the empirical findings by comparing the three international courts. It shows that the EACJ has been the most deferential of the three courts, followed by the CCJ, and the African Court has been the least deferential. At the same time, the EACJ has the narrowest strategic space, the African Court the broadest and the CCJ lies between. The comparative analysis corroborates the theoretical argument of the book as each court’s deference closely aligns with its degree of formal independence and the extent of political fragmentation among its member states. The chapter revisits the book’s core argument by discussing the scope of the argument and considering its generalizability. It concludes with a discussion of the book’s implications for interdisciplinary research on international courts and IR literature on IOs in contemporary world politics.
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- Judging under ConstraintThe Politics of Deference by International Courts, pp. 257 - 287Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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