Establishing the Supremacy of European Law: The Making of an International Rule of Law in Europe

by Karen J. Alter

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199243476
• ISBN13: 9780199243471
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.7"