Widening Horizons: The Influence of Comparative Law and International Law on Domestic Law

by Thomas H. Bingham

Book Overview

British judges increasingly now pay attention to foreign case law when deciding domestic cases, and are required to interpret and apply international law in domestic courts and administer an international code of human rights. Tom Bingham examines the consequences of this increasingly internationalist outlook of British courts, including cases which rely on a range of foreign cases, cases where an international convention or principle is interpreted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521138027
• ISBN13: 9780521138024
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"