Democracies and International Law

Tom Ginsburg

doi:10.1017/9781108914871

Democracies and authoritarian regimes have different approaches to international law, grounded in their different forms of government. As the balance of power between democracies and non-democracies shifts, it will have consequences for international legal order. Human rights may face severe challenges in years ahead, but citizens of democratic countries may still benefit from international legal cooperation in other areas. Ranging across several continents, this volume surveys the state of democracy-enhancing international law, and provides ideas for a way forward in the face of rising authoritarianism.

Winner, 2022 Book of the Year Award, American Branch of the International Law Association

Winner, 2023 Robert E. Dalton Award, American Society of International Law

'… an important and wide-ranging treatment of the international-constitutional law relationship.'

Rosalind Dixon Source: American Journal of International Law

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Democracy and International Law
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1 - Why Would Democracies Be Different?
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2 - Are Democracies Different?
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3 - Can International Law Save Democracy?
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4 - Regions and the Defense of Democracy
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5 - Authoritarian International Law
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6 - Whence the Liberal Order?
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China, the United States and the Return of Sovereignty
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Conclusion
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What Is to Be Done?
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Contents

Democracies and International Law
pp i-i

Recent books in the Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture Series - Series page
pp ii-ii

Democracies and International Law - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-v

Frontispiece
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

Figures
pp viii-viii

Tables
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xv

Acknowledgments
pp xvi-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-30

1 - Why Would Democracies Be Different?
pp 31-59

2 - Are Democracies Different?
pp 60-102

3 - Can International Law Save Democracy?
pp 103-123

4 - Regions and the Defense of Democracy
pp 124-185

5 - Authoritarian International Law
pp 186-236

6 - Whence the Liberal Order?
pp 237-287

Conclusion
pp 288-306

Index
pp 307-330

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