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Everyday makers of international law : from great halls to back rooms / Tommaso Soave.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 170.Publication details: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.Description: xxv, 342 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781009248006
  • 1009248006
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KZ6250 .S63 2022
Contents:
Preface: Any resemblance is purely intentional -- Carnegieplein 2, 10:00 AM -- Coffee, cigarettes, and international judicial practices -- A new generation of litigators -- Telling a story -- The invisible army -- The three wise monkeys -- The lyophilization of life -- The memo -- To capture the world -- Bricolage -- The explorer -- A four-letter word -- What does it mean... -- The stage -- The moment of (constructed) truth -- Truth woven together -- Spijkermakersstraat 9, 8:00 PM.
Summary: "Part essay, part novel, this book offers a unique take on the inner workings of international courts. It reveals how judges reach their decisions and what invisible actors (counsel, advisors, bureaucrats, academics) contribute to the process. The narrative combines the author's first-hand experience with rigorous research in legal sociology"--
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Books African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Library KZ6250 .S63 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10187901

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Any resemblance is purely intentional -- Carnegieplein 2, 10:00 AM -- Coffee, cigarettes, and international judicial practices -- A new generation of litigators -- Telling a story -- The invisible army -- The three wise monkeys -- The lyophilization of life -- The memo -- To capture the world -- Bricolage -- The explorer -- A four-letter word -- What does it mean... -- The stage -- The moment of (constructed) truth -- Truth woven together -- Spijkermakersstraat 9, 8:00 PM.

"Part essay, part novel, this book offers a unique take on the inner workings of international courts. It reveals how judges reach their decisions and what invisible actors (counsel, advisors, bureaucrats, academics) contribute to the process. The narrative combines the author's first-hand experience with rigorous research in legal sociology"--

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