Description: During the last twenty years the world has experienced a sharp rise in the number of international courts and tribunals and a correlative expansion of their jurisdictions. This book draws on social sciences to provide a clear, goal-orientated assessment of their effectiveness and a critical evaluation of the quality of their performance.
Review Quotes:
"A critical insight that Shany's book offers is that traditional definitions of effectiveness in the literature of international law contain an "Achilles heel." Indeed, Shany exposes the weaknesses of traditional-monolithic-effectiveness analyses by encouraging us to zoom in on the context and nuances that those traditional indicators hide." -Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, American Journal of International Law