Making and Bending International Rules

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-14086-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 637 g

All treaties, from human rights to international trade, include formal exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that they have committed to, in order to deal with unexpected events. Such institutional 'flexibility' is necessary, yet it raises a tricky theoretical question: how to allow for this necessary flexibility, while preventing its abuse? Krzysztof Pelc examines how designers of rules in vastly different settings come upon similar solutions to render treaties resistant to unexpected events. Essential for undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars in political science, economics, and law, the book provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, its multi-disciplinary approach addresses the paradoxes inherent in making and bending international rules.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pelc, Krzysztof J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. The 'architectural challenge' of international rules; 2. Theory: the design of flexibility; 3. Flexibility in law: a brief intellectual history; 4. The twin GATT exceptions: fears and solutions; 5. The evolving design of flexibility; 6. The bad news; 7. The good news; 8. Conclusion: escape during the Great Recession and beyond; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Pelc, Krzysztof J.
Krzysztof J. Pelc is William Dawson Scholar and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montréal. His research focusses on the politics of international economic rules and his work has been published in International Organization, the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, World Politics, the International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the European Journal of International Relations, the British Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of International Economic Law, among others.