The Promise of Human Rights: Constitutional Government, Democratic Legitimacy, and International Law

by Jamie Mayerfeld

Book Overview

International human rights law is sometimes criticized as an infringement of constitutional democracy. Against this view, Jamie Mayerfeld argues that international human rights law provides a necessary extension of checks and balances and therefore completes the domestic constitutional order. In today's world, constitutional democracy is best understood as a cooperative project enlisting both domestic and international guardians to strengthen the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812224582
• ISBN13: 9780812224580
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"