"Partly laws common to all mankind" [[electronic resource] ] : foreign law in American courts / / Jeremy Waldron

• Autore: Waldron Jeremy
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 349.73
• Soggetto topico: Law - United States - Foreign influences; Constitutional history - United States
• Classificazione: ML 5740
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Cases -- Abbreviations -- 1. Simply the Law -- 2. The Law of Nations, Ius Gentium -- 3. A Body of Legal Principles -- 4. Learning from Other Courts -- 5. Treating Like Cases Alike (in the World) -- 6. Democratic and Textualist Objections -- 7. Practical Difficulties -- 8. Legal Civilizations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Should judges in United States courts be permitted to cite foreign laws in their rulings? In this book Jeremy Waldron explores some ideas in jurisprudence and legal theory that could underlie the Supreme Court's occasional recourse to foreign law, especially in constitutional cases. He argues that every society is governed not only by its own laws but partly also by laws common to all mankind (ius gentium). But he takes the unique step of arguing that this common law is not natural law but a grounded consensus among all nations. The idea of such a consensus will become increasingly important in jurisprudence and public affairs as the world becomes more globalized.
• Titolo autorizzato: "Partly laws common to all mankind"
• ISBN: 1-280-57153-5; 9786613601131; 0-300-14866-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790120703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II