Today international law is everywhere. Wars are fought and opposed in its name. It is invoked to claim rights and to challenge them, to indict or support politi

Human dignity: social movements invoke it, several national constitutions enshrine it, and it features prominently in international human rights documents. But

This book examines how the judicialization of politics, and the politicization of courts, affect representative democracy, rule of law, and separation of powers

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