The Constitutionalization of International Law

Klabbers, Jan; Peters, Anne; Ulfstein, Geir

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“…Certain strands in international legal theory have also focused on the way in which judiciaries and legal texts are coming to define international law in diverse ways. These works see a 'constitutionalisation' of international law (Klabbers et al 2009). In his contribution this Handbook, Jean d'Aspremont not only surveys some of the efforts to find in positivist international law a constitutional theory, he also helpfully looks to the critics of these approaches (a category in which he includes himself).…”

Section: Constitutional Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To some research in the field of global constitutionalism entails studying 'constitutional practice -and constitutional discourse -at transnational sites of governance' (Dunoff and Trachtman 2009, p. 3, original emphasis; compare also Klabbers et al 2009). Others, in turn, would argue that studying global constitutionalisation includes the very constitution of transnational sites that obtain their legitimacy through inter-national contestations of constitutional norms (Benhabib 2007;Isiksel 2010;Liste 2016).…”

Section: Constitutionalism and Constitutionalisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A constitutionalising global order: an introduction

Lang¹,

Wiener²

2017

Handbook on Global Constitutionalism

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Section: Constitutional Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Constitutionalism and Constitutionalisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A constitutionalising global order: an introduction

Lang¹,

Wiener²

2017

Handbook on Global Constitutionalism

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“…Many cosmopolitan thinkers and legal theorists argue that today, the state sovereignty and legitimacy of governments should be considered contingent on their being both non-aggressive externally and, more importantly, minimally just internally, i.e. respectful of human rights (Macdonald, Johnston, 2005;Klabbers et al, 2009). Although there are 'statist' thinkers who insist that international law still is and should remain protective of state sovereignty, domestic autonomy, and non-intervention, a profound transformation is indeed occurring.…”

Section: International Human Rights Law and Environmental Lawmentioning

confidence: 99%

La limitació de la sobirania permanent sobre els recursos naturals

Gümplová

2014

enrahonar

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The paper examines the international law principle of the permanent sovereignty over natural resources from a critical perspective of its conflict with demands for global environmental protection and sustainability. It is argued that state framed resource sovereignty per se does not represent an obstacle in the path of greater global environmental justice. The principle is strongly justified as a distinct economic expression of post-war state sovereignty and the ramification of the universalization of such principles as decolonization, self-determination, territorial rights, and sovereign equality of states. It is instead the interpretation of sovereignty and the set of practices established in the name of permanent sovereignty over natural resources that undermine international environmental law -the extension of sovereign resource rights beyond state borders, the continuous priority of unrestricted resource rights and development rights over international standards for environmental protection and sustainable use of resources, and the failure to reinforce notions and principles, both conceptually and legally, that better correspond to the global nature and comprehensive demands of ecological systems. The paper argues that the plausibility of resource sovereignty depends on the interpretation of the concept of sovereignty and how it incorporates self-limiting standards in its exercise. A parallel is established between limiting resource sovereignty using environmental sustainability standards and ecological stewardship and human rights as a widely accepted constraint on the exercise of state power over the population. Keywords: sovereignty; resources; international environmental law; human rights. Resumen. La limitación de la soberanía permanente sobre los recursos naturalesEl ensayo examina el principio jurídico internacional de soberanía permanente sobre los recursos naturales desde una perspectiva crítica y analiza su posible colisión con la demanda de sostenibilidad y de una protección del medio ambiente a escala global. Se viene defendiendo que una soberanía nacional sobre los recursos naturales no es obstáculo alguno para la consecución de una justicia ambiental global de mayor alcance. La norma es fuertemente justificada como una expresión económica distinta de la soberanía estatal de postguerra y como una ramificación de la universalización de principios como descolonización, autodeterminación, derechos territoriales y equidad de los estados en cuanto a su soberanía. Pero la interpretación de la soberanía y el aparato de prácticas establecidas en el nombre Reception date: 13-1-2014 Acceptance date: 6-3-2014 94 Enrahonar 53, 2014 Petra Gümplová de la soberanía permanente sobre los recursos naturales menoscaba, más bien, la ley ambiental internacional, por ejemplo mediante la extensión de los derechos soberanos sobre los recursos más allá de las fronteras de los estados, o estableciendo una prioridad continuada del derecho a un recurso abierto y del derecho al desarrollo por encima de las normas i...

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“…30 Seen from a less static and more dynamic perspective, one might say that, within international law, a special category of constitutional law is emerging. 31 However, it is difficult to exactly delineate and define this evolving special category.…”

Section: Constitutional Lawmentioning

confidence: 99%