EBOOK Constitutionalization of International Law

The book examines one of the most debated issues in current international law: to        what extent the international legal system has constitutional features comparable to        what we find in national law. This question has become increasingly relevant in a        time of globalization, where new international institutions and courts are        established to address international issues. Constitutionalization beyond the nation        state has for many years been discussed in relation to the European Union.This book        asks whether we now see constitutionalization taking place also at the global        level.The book investigates what should be characterized as constitutional features        of the current international order, in what way the challenges differ from those at        the national level and what could be a proper interaction between different        international arrangements as well as between the international and national        constitutional level. Finally, it sketches the outlines of what a constitutionalized        world order could and should imply. The book is a critical appraisal of        constitutionalist ideas andof their critique. It argues that the reconstruction of        the current evolution of international law as a process of constitutionalization        -against a background of, and partly in competition with, the verticalization of        substantive law and the deformalization and fragmentation of international law-has        some explanatory power, permits new insights and allows for new arguments.The book        thus identifies constitutional trends and challenges in establishing international        organisational structures, and designs procedures for standard-setting,        implementation and judicial functions.