Milewicz Constitutionalizing World Politics

The Logic of Democratic Power and the Unintended Consequences of International Treaty Making
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-89071-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
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The elusive ideal of a world constitution is unlikely to be realized any time soon – yet important steps in that direction are happening in world politics. Milewicz argues that international constitutionalization has gathered steam as an unintended by-product of international treaty making in the post-war period. This process is driven by the logic of democratic power, whereby states that are both democratic and powerful – democratic powers – are the strongest promoters of rule-based cooperation. Not realizing the inadvertent and long-term effects of the specialized rules they design, states fall into a constitutionalization trap that is hard to escape as it conforms with their interests and values. Milewicz's analysis will appeal to students and scholars of International Relations and International Law, interested in international cooperation, as well as institutional and constitutional theory and practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Milewicz, Karolina M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Constitutionalization of world politics – seriously?; Part I: 2. Constitutional elements; 3. National constitutionalization; 4. International constitutionalization; Part II: 5. The logic of democratic power and cooperation over international rules; 6. Cooperation over international rules: evidence from treaty making; 7. Prospects of constitutionalization in world politics.

Über Autor(innen)

Milewicz, Karolina M.
Karolina Milewicz is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations, and a fellow of University College, at the University of Oxford. Her recent research has been published in International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, British Journal of Political Science, and Political Science Research & Methods.