Domestic Politics and International Human Rights Tribunals by... - 9781107595774

Domestic Politics and International Human Rights TribunalsThe Problem of Compliance\nAuthor(s): Courtney Hillebrecht\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107595774, 978-1107595774\nSynopsis\nInternational politics has become increasingly legalized over the past fifty years, restructuring the way states interact with each other, international institutions, and their own constituents. The international legalization of human rights now makes it possible for individuals to take human rights claims against their governments at international courts such as the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights. This book brings together theories from international law, human rights and international relations to explain the increasingly important phenomenon of states' compliance with human rights tribunals' rulings. It argues that this is an inherently domestic affair. It posits three overarching questi.