Université de Fribourg

Review of José Alvarez's The Impact of International Organizations on International Law

Besson, Samantha

In: European Journal of International Law, 2019, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 344-349

Université de Fribourg

International courts and the jurisprudence of statehood

Besson, Samantha

In: Transnational Legal Theory, 2019, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 30-64

International courts (ICs) have not only been specifying States’ duties, but have also contributed to the definition of States themselves. The article focuses on the case-law of three ICs: the International Court of Justice qua generalist international law court, and its making of the ‘internationalised State’; the European Court of Human Rights qua regional human rights court, and its...