An International Rule of Law

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Globalizing World ◽  
International Legal System ◽  
Elusive Concept ◽  
International Rule ◽  
Selection Of

The “international rule of law” is an elusive concept. Under this heading, mainly two variations are being discussed: The international rule of law “proper” and an “internationalized” or even “globalized” rule of law. The first usage relates to the rule of law as applied to the international legal system, that is the application of the rule of law to those legal relations and contexts that are governed by international law. In this context, the term international rule of law is often mentioned as a catchphrase which merely embellishes a discussion of international law tout court. The international rule of law is here mainly or exclusively used as shorthand for compliance with international law, a synonym for a “rule based international order,” or a signifier for the question whether international law is “real” law. This extremely loose usage of the term testifies its normative and symbolic appeal although it does not convey any additional analytic value. The second usage of the rule of law in international contexts covers all other aspects of the rule of law in a globalizing world, notably rule of law promotion in its widest sense. The increasing interaction between national and international law and between the diverse domestic legal orders (through law diffusion and reception, often again mediated by international law) is a manifestation of the second form of the rule of law. The structure of this bibliography roughly follows this bifurcation of the Rule of Law Applied to the International Legal System and the Rule of Law in a Globalizing World. Next to these two main parts, three further, separate sections discuss questions that arise at the intersection of the two variants or are of crosscutting importance to the rule of law as a whole. This includes sections on the Rule of Law as a UN Project: A Selection of UN Documents on the Rule of Law, the Interaction between the International and Domestic Rule(s) of Law, and the (International) Rule of Law: A Tool of Hegemony?.

United Nations Targeted Sanctions, the International Rule of Law and the European Court of Justice's Judgment in Kadi and al-Barakaat

2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Stenhammar
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Community Law ◽  
European Court ◽  
Economic Warfare ◽  
Domestic Law ◽  
International Rule

AbstractThis article analyzes the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the Kadi and al-Barakaat case from the perspective of international law and the rule of law among nations. The conclusions drawn are with regard to international law and thus not necessarily decisive for the application of domestic law and Community law to the issue of targeted United Nations (UN) sanctions. It is argued that targeted UN sanctions in the form of blacklisting and freezing of financial assets are lawful under applicable international law as a species of economic warfare. Even if, contrary to expectation, they were unlawful when first introduced, consent and active participation on part of the European states mean that they are in all likelihood precluded from protesting against them now. The European Community Court's judgment cannot affect the validity under international law of targeted UN sanctions. If it turns out that the UN sanctions can no longer be accommodated within Community law, which is an implication but by no means an immediate result of the judgment, it will be for each state to apply its national legislation and continue to implement the sanctions, disregarding Community law if necessary. This would be a serious test of the European states' professed devotion to international law.

Theorising the international rule of law

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
TERRY NARDIN
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Global Order ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Kantian Theory ◽  
International Rule

AbstractRecent trends in international law scholarship recycle objections to international law advanced by an earlier generation of political and legal realists. Such objections fail to understand the place of international law in the global order. To understand that place, we must distinguish the idea of the rule of law from other understandings of law. That idea is an inherently moral one. Theories of international law that ignore the moral element in law cannot distinguish law as a constraint on power from law as an instrument of power. A Kantian theory of international law can help to recover that moral element.

scholarly journals К вопросу о понятии и сущности правового государства

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
И.И. Ларинбаева ◽  
А.Р. Насыров ◽  
Р.А. Иксанов
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
International Legal Order ◽  
General Principles Of Law ◽  
International Legal System

The article examines the issues of the formation of the rule of law, the influence of general principles of law on this process, as well as the importance of constitutionalism on the development of the concept of the rule of law. It is noted that the model of the rule of law is embedded in the construction of the international legal system. The conclusion is substantiated that the essence of the rule of law is reduced to strengthening the systemic elements and the consistency of constitutional processes and international legal order.

scholarly journals LEGAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IDEA OF THE RULE OF LAW

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-137
Author(s):  
Елена Березина
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Legal Doctrine ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Standard ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
Legal Understanding

The article analyzes such a principle of the rule-of-law state as the rule of law, which is reflected both in the legal doctrine and in the legislation of many states of the world, as well as in international law, becoming an international legal standard. The content of this principle differs depending on the specifics of society legal system and a type of legal understanding. For uniform understanding and application of this principle, it is necessary to enshrine this principle in the Russian Constitution. The paper substantiates the following statement: while implementing the idea of the rule of law, a special role is played by legal technologies that allow the synthesis of legal science, legal practice and legal education in order to transform and improve the legal system of society.

scholarly journals Historical Aspect and Prerequisites for Amending the Constitution of the RF

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-207
Author(s):  
V A Jilkin
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Historical Aspect ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Russian Federation

The following article examines aspects of the United States Agency for International Collaboration (USAID) programs influence in the rule of law field, started in the USSR during the early 90s. USAID-funded Rule of Law implementers helped draft the Russian Constitution, Part I of the Russian Civil Code, and the Russian Tax Code. The American Bar Association of the USA took an active part in changing Russian legislation since 1992, which was also funded by the USAID. The Constitution of 1993 included a provision on the priority of international law over national legislation. This provision was also included in Article 1 of the Criminal Code and in Article 1 of the Russian Code of Criminal Procedure. The article also deals with an enshrined supremacy of the Constitution found in the US Constitution and that of the European countries. For example, if there is a conflict between constitutional provisions and an international treaty, priority is given to the Constitution. Not all states recognize certain norms and implement them, just as legal practice is not always identical. Attempts to introduce alien values, ideologies, cultures and traditions, all the more with the help of international law, pose a threat to the democratic foundations of the Constitution as a legal act that has the highest legal force in the legal system of the state. The author suggests that the text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation would see the provision removed, according to which international law forms an integral part of the legal system of the Russian Federation. Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation will strengthen Russia’s independence in the sphere of law, bringing back the best traditions of the functioning state authorities and judicial bodies, which should correspond to the current development of Russian society. Keywords: international law, constitutional law, the rule of law, double standards, human rights.

The ‘Rule of Law’ and International Political Economy: Starting a conversation

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher May
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Global System ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Structures ◽  
International Rule

AbstractAlthough there have always been some scholars in International Political Economy (IPE), who have acknowledged the importance of (international) law, even in recent writing on global governance the actuality of legal structures is often unexamined, and the valorisation of the ‘rule of law’ accepted relatively uncritically. Thus, while certainly there has been a frequent examination of parts of the global legal regime (international law in various sectors, or issue areas) few if any scholars have attempted a more general account of the ‘rule of law’ as it relates to IPE. This article develops a research agenda for establishing a more robust and detailed account of law in IPE, focussing on the ‘rule of law’ as a crucial entry point for IPE-based analysis to fruitfully engage with legal scholars. The article begins to lay the ground work for a multi-disciplinary account of the international rule of law, that would question the sometime casual reification of law, and seek to understand why increasingly the ‘rule of law’ is seen as a master value of the global system.

scholarly journals Why judges need jurisprudence in cyberspace

Legal Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-278
Author(s):  
Chris Reed
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Internal View ◽  
National Legal System ◽  
The Law

AbstractJudges are increasingly asked to decide whether a rule of national law is applicable to a cyberspace actor who is not present in their jurisdiction, or whose activities do not clearly fall within the established understanding of the rule. They do this through interpreting the applicability and meaning of the law.Every attempt to enforce a national law makes a claim that the law has authority over the cyberspace actor. By accepting that claim, the judge asserts that the law's claim is legitimate. This is a Hartian exercise, adopting the internal view of the national legal system as the test for legitimacy.But in cyberspace the legitimacy of a national law claim is determined not by the internal perspective of the legal system but by the external perspective of cyberspace actors. A law will only have authority in cyberspace if it can convince cyberspace actors that its claim is legitimate. And a legal system which repeatedly makes illegitimate claims thereby weakens its status as a system which adheres to the rule of law.Judges can help solve this problem by interpreting laws and applying public and private international law so as to reject applicability claims which are illegitimate. To do this successfully, they need to understand the jurisprudential foundations of any law's authority in cyberspace.

The International Rule of Law

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH J. KEITH
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
International Court Of Justice ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Peaceful Settlement ◽  
International Court ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
The Difference ◽  
International Adjudication ◽  
International Rule

AbstractThe ‘rule of law’ is a concept at the very heart of the United Nations (UN) mission declared its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. What does the concept mean internationally? The paper considers its role in international adjudication; in the UN more generally; in terms of the acceptances of the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ); the difference between thick and thin definitions of the concept; equality before the law; the requirement of clarity and certainty by reference to interpretation of treaties and maritime delimitation; compliance by Governments with international law; and the peaceful settlement of international disputes; and concludes with the importance of personal qualities and professional qualities.

Hobbes on the International Rule of Law

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Dyzenhaus
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The State ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
State Of Nature ◽  
Independent States ◽  
International Rule

Perhaps the most influential passage on the rule of law in international law comes from chapter 13 of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan. In the course of describing the miserable condition of mankind in the state of nature, Hobbes remarks to readers who might be skeptical that such a state ever existed that they need only look to international relations—the relations between independent states—to observe one:But though there had never been any time, wherein particular men were in a condition of warre one against another; yet in all times, Kings, and Persons of Soveraigne authority, because of their Independency, are in continuall jealousies, and in the state and posture of Gladiators; having their weapons pointing, and their eyes fixed on one another; that is, their Forts, Garrisons, and Guns upon the Frontiers of their Kingdomes; and continuall Spyes upon their neighbours; which is a posture of War.

National and International Rule of Law: Proclaimed Adherence and Real-Life Policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-332
Author(s):  
Sergey Marochkin
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Regulatory Instruments ◽  
Black Letter ◽  
International Rule

The main purpose of this article is to analyze the correlation between ‘black letter’ law and its real-life implementation. The correlation is to be examined in light of countries’ and the international community’s proclaimed goal, namely to embed and implement the ‘rule of law’ principle domestically and internationally. Within the context of legal and political documents, as well as statements by political personalities, the rule of law has become the dominant vector for development. It is proclaimed to be one of the basic principles of legal orders in many countries and in the international community. But is the rule of law the most important characteristic of legal orders inside of states and, what is more important, between them? Is there an actual willingness on the part of states to strengthen the international rule of law? This article observes the origins and characteristics of the rule of law in particular with respect to Russia. Both domestic and international rule of law impact each other. Some forms of this interaction and their mutual influence are characterized below. The study also traces intent as formalized in international declarations and their de-facto stance toward the rule of law and international law. This scrutiny enables the conclusion that ‘black letter law’ and real-life application do not currently coincide. There are clear contradictory trends relating to this basic principle at both national and international levels. The first contradiction lies in the entrenchment and implementation of the principle by regulatory means. The second contradiction reveals discrepancies between regulatory instruments and real actions and policies. The article evaluates predispositions for these opposing tendencies; it also assesses alternative prospects for the development of international law and the rule of law.

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