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KAREN ALTER
2020
Contributions to Books etc.
August 2020
- Big Decisions in European Legal and Economic Integration: What Have We Learned? in Cassis De Dijon, edited by Albertina Albors-Llorens, Catherine Barnard & Brigitte Leucht (forthcoming 2020) at Page 40 (Co-authored by: Albertina Albors-Llorens, Catherine Barnard & Brigitte Leucht).
- Contracting v. Multilateralism in Global Economic Governance: Before, During and After the WTO in International Economic Dispute Settlement: Demise or Transformation? World Trade Forum Series, edited by Manfred Elsig, Rodrigo Polanco & Peter van den Bossche (forthcoming 2020).
Other
May 2020
- Is It a Dance or Is It Chicken: The German Constitutional Court’s European Central Bank Ruling at Verfassungsblog (May, 13, 2020).
Periodical Articles
December 2020
- Gender and Status in American Political Science: Who Determines Whether a Scholar Is Noteworthy?, 18 Perspectives on Politics 1048 (2020) (Co-authored by: Jean Clipperton, Emily Schraudenbach & Laura Rozier).
November 2020
- Theorising Backlash Politics: Conclusion to a Special Issue on Backlash Politics in Comparison, 22 British Journal of Politics & International Relations 739 (forthcoming 2020) (Co-authored by: Michael Zürn).
- Conceptualising Backlash Politics: Introduction to a Special Issue on Backlash Politics in Comparison, 22 British Journal of Politics & International Relations 563 (2020) (Co-authored by: Michael Zürn).
October 2020
- Visions of International Law: An Interdisciplinary Retrospective, ___ Leiden Journal of International Law ___ (forthcoming 2020).
- Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes. Powell, Emilia Justyna. New York City, New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. 328 pp. $74.00 (cloth), 33 Governance 985 (2020).
July 2020
- Comprehending Global Governance: International Regime Complexity vs. Global Constitutionalism, 9 Global Constitutionalism 413 (2020).
- The ICJ in Comparison: Understanding the ICJ’s Limited Influence, Icourts Working Paper Series No. 195, ___ Melbourne Journal Of International Law ___ (forthcoming 2020).
2019
Contributions to Books etc.
March 2019
- Critical Junctures and the Future of International Courts in a Post-Liberal World Order in The Future of International Courts And Tribunals: Regional, Institutional And Procedural Challenges, edited by Avidan Kent, Nikos Skoutaris & Jamie Trinidad (2019) at Page 8.
Newspaper Articles
September 2019
- Time for a World Trade Organization 2.0, Wall Street Journal (Sept. 15, 2019).
Periodical Articles
December 2019
- Backlash Politics: Introduction to a Symposium on Backlash Politics in Comparison, Icourts Working Paper Series No. 174, ___ British Journal Of Politics & International Relations ___ (forthcoming 2020) (Co-authored by: Michael Zürn).
August 2019
- Introduction to the Symposium on Kristina Daugirdas, “Reputation as a Disciplinarian of International Organizations, 113 AJIL Unbound 218 (2019).
- Theorizing the Judicialization of International Relations, 63 International Studies Quarterly 449 (2019) (Co-authored by: Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton & Laurence Helfer).
January 2019
- The Empire of International Law?, 113 American Journal of International Law 183 (2019).
2018
Books and other Monographs
June 2018
- Karen Alter is the editor of International Court Authority, co-edited by Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael Rask Madsen, edited by Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael Rask Madsen (2018).
Contributions to Books etc.
September 2018
- National Perspectives on International Constitutional Review: Diverging Optics in comparative Judicial Review, edited by Erin F. Delaney & Rosalind Dixon (2018) at Page 244.
June 2018
- How Context Shapes the Authority of International Courts in international Court Authority, edited by Karen J. Alter, Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael R. Madsen (2018) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, & Mikael Madsen).
- International Court Authority in Question: Introduction to Part III in international Court Authority, edited by Karen J. Alter, Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael R. Madsen (2018) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, & Mikael Madsen).
- Conclusion: Context, Authority, Power in international Court Authority, edited by Karen J. Alter, Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael R. Madsen (2018) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, & Mikael Madsen).
- The Authority of the Andean Tribunal of Justice in a Time of Crisis in international Court Authority, edited by Karen J. Alter, Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael R. Madsen (2018) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer).
- The Contested Authority and Legitimacy of International Law: The State Strikes Back in Beyond Anarchy: Rule And Authority In The International System, edited by Christopher Daase & Nicole Dietelhoff (forthcoming 2018).
- Introducing International Courts into a Complex World in international Court Authority, edited by Karen J. Alter, Laurence R. Helfer, & Mikael R. Madsen (2018) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, & Mikael Madsen).
February 2018
- The Future of International Law in A New Global Agenda: Priorities, Practices, And Pathways of The International Community, edited by Diana Ayton-Shenker (2018) at Page 25 ICOURTS WORKING PAPER SERIES No. 101, NORTHWESTERN PUBLIC LAW RESEARCH PAPER No. 17-18.
Newspaper Articles
June 2018
- Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t the Biggest Trade Problem. Will China Step Up to Protect the WTO?, Washington Post (Jun. 18, 2018).
Other
March 2018
- Introduction to Symposium on Transplanting International Courts: The Law and Politics of the Andean Tribunal of Justice at OPINIOJURIS (Mar. 12, 2018).
Periodical Articles
October 2018
- The Rise of International Regime Complexity, 14 Annual Review of Law & Social Science 329 (2018) (Co-authored by: Kal Raustiala).
June 2018
- Law in Action: Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and National Identity, 16 Perspective On Politics 460 (2018).
February 2018
- Disentangling Ethics and the Law: What's Legal Isn't Necessarily Ethical, National Law Journal (Feb. 27, 2018).
2017
Books and other Monographs
March 2017
- Transplanting International Courts: The Law And Politics Of The Andean Tribunal Of Justice (Oxford University Press 2017) (Co-authored by: Laurence R. Helfer).
Contributions to Books etc.
April 2017
- National Perspectives on International Constitutional Review: Diverging Optics in Comparative Judicial Review, edited by Erin Delaney & Rosalind Dixon (Edward Elgar forthcoming 2018).
March 2017
- The Evolution of International Law and Courts in International Politics And Institutions In Time, edited by Orfeo Fioretos (Oxford University Press 2017).
Periodical Articles
April 2017
- Jurist Advocacy Movements in Europe and the Andes, Icourts Working Paper Series No. 65 (2016).
2016
Contributions to Books etc.
August 2016
- Too Much Power for the Judges? Understanding the European Court’s Political Power in Key Controversies In European Integration, 2d ed., edited by Hubert Zimmerman and Andreas Dür (2016) (Co-authored by: Daniel Kelemen).
March 2016
- Regional Dispute Settlement in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism, edited by Tanja A. Börzel and Thomas Risse (2016) at Page 538 (Co-authored by: Liesbet Hooghe).
- The Evolution of International Law and Courts in Oxford Handbook of Historical Institutionalism, edited by Orfeo Fioretos, Tulia G. Falleti, and Adam Sheingate (2016) at Page 590.
Periodical Articles
July 2016
- Backlash Against International Courts in West, East and Southern Africa: Causes & Consequences, 27 European Journal of International Law 293 (2016) (Co-authored by: James Thuo Gatthi, and Laurence R. Helfer).
March 2016
- Karen Alter, Laurence R. Helfer, and Mikael Rask Madsen are the Special Editors for The Variable Authority of International Courts symposium, 79 (1) Law And Contemporary Problems (2016) (Co-authored by: Laurence R. Helfer, and Mikael Rask Madsen).
- How Context Shapes the Authority of International Courts, 79 Law And Contemporary Problems 1 (2016) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, and Mikael Rask Madsen).
2015
Periodical Articles
June 2015
- Backlash Against International Courts in West, East and Southern Africa: Causes and Consequences, Icourts Working Paper Series No. 21 (Co-authored by: James Thuo Gathii & Laurence Helfer).
2014
Books and other Monographs
January 2014
- New Terrain Of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights (Princeton University Press 2014).
- Karen Alter, Cesare Romano and Yuval Shany are the editors of Oxford Handbook On International Adjudication (Oxford University Press 2014) (Co-authored by: Cesare Romano and Yuval Shany).
Contributions to Books etc.
June 2014
- Altering Politics: International Courts and the Construction of International and Domestic Politics in Political Representation In The Global Age, edited by Peter A. Hall, Wade Jacoby, Jonah Levy, and Sophie Meunier (Cambridge University Press 2014).
Periodical Articles
May 2014
- Let Nations, Not the World, Prosecute Corruption, U.s. News & World Report (April 30, 2014) (Co-authored by: Juliet Sorensen).
2013
Books and other Monographs
March 2013
- The New Terrain Of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights (Princeton University Press 2014).
Contributions to Books etc.
January 2013
- The Multiple Roles of International Courts and Tribunals: Enforcement, Dispute Settlement, Constitutional and Administrative Review in International Law And International Relations: Synthesizing Insights From Interdisciplinary Scholarship, edited by Jeffrey L. Dunoff and Mark A. Pollack (Cambridge University Press 2013).
Other
November 2013
- International Law and Chemical Weapons: Conservative Arguments of Substance at THE HUFFINGTON POST (November 15, 2013).
Periodical Articles
December 2013
- A New International Human Rights Court for West Africa: The Court of Justice for the Economic Community of West African States, 107 American Journal of International Law 737 (2013) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, and Jacqueline McAllister).
June 2013
- Legitimacy and Lawmaking: A Tale of Three International Courts, 14 Theoretical Inquiries In Law 479-502 (2013) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer).
SSRN
November 2013
2012
Contributions to Books etc.
January 2012
- Islands of Effective International Adjudication: Constructing an Intellectual Property Rule of Law in the Andean Community, reprinted in Spanish in Saiz Arnaiz, Alejandro, Morales-Antoniazzi, Meriela and Ugartemendia Eceizabarrena, Juan Ignacio editors Las implicaciones constitucionales de los procesos de integración en América Latina: Un análisis desde la Unión Europea (2012).
Periodical Articles
June 2012
- Transplanting the European Court of Justice: The Experience of the Andean Tribunal of Justice, 60 American Journal of Comparative Law 709-744 (2012) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer, and Osvaldo Saldias).
January 2012
- The Global Spread of European Style International Courts, 35 West European Politics 135-154 (2012).
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July 2012
2011
Periodical Articles
December 2011
- Tipping the Balance: International Courts and the Construction of International and Domestic Politics, 13 Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 1-22 (2011).
- Legal Integration in the Andes: Lawmaking by the Andean Tribunal of Justice, 17 European Law Journal 701-15 (2011) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer).
November 2011
- The Evolving International Judiciary, 7 Annual Review of Law And Social Science 387-415 (2011).
SSRN
October 2011
June 2011
2010
Contributions to Books etc.
December 2010
- On Law And Policy in the European Court of Justice: An American Perspective in Europe: The New Legal Realism (Djøf Publishing 2011) at Volume In Koch, Henning et al eds, Pages 1-9.
- Judicialization of International Relations in Encyclopedia of Political Science (Sage Publications 2011).
Periodical Articles
December 2010
- Islands of Effective International Adjudication: Constructing an Intellectual Property Rule of Law in the Andean Community reprinted, 6 Anuario Andino De Derechos Intelectuales 75-123 (2010) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer and Maria Florencia Guerzovich).
October 2010
- Nature or Nurture: Lawmaking in the European Court of Justice and the Andean Tribunal of Justice, 64 International Organization 563-592 (2010) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer ).
January 2010
- The Andean Tribunal of Justice and Its Interlocutors: Understanding Preliminary Reference Patterns in the Andean Community , 41 New York University Journal of International Law And Politics 871-930 (2009) (Co-authored by: Laurence R. Helfer ).
2009
Books and other Monographs
March 2009
- The European Court’s Political Power: Selected Essays (Oxford University Press 2009).
Periodical Articles
December 2009
- The Andean Tribunal of Justice and its Interlocutors: Understanding the Preliminary Ruling Reference Patterns in the Andean Community, 41 Journal of International Law And Politics 871-929 (2009) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer).
March 2009
- The Politics of International Regime Complexity, 7 Perspectives On Politics 13-24 (2009) (Co-authored by: Sophie Meunier).
- Islands of Effective International Adjudication: Constructing an Intellectual Property Rule of Law in the Andean Community , 103 American Journal of International Law 1-47 (2009) (Co-authored by: Laurence Helfer and Maria Florencia Guerzovich).
SSRN
January 2009
2008
Periodical Articles
July 2008
- Delegating to International Courts: Self-Binding vs. Other-Binding Delegation , 71 Law And Contemporary Problems 37-76 (2008).
March 2008
- Agent or Trustee: International Courts in their Political Context, 14 European Journal of International Relations 33-63 (2008).
2006
Periodical Articles
February 2006
- Private Litigants and the New International Courts, 39 Comparative Political Studies 22-49 (2006).
- Banana Splits: Nested and Competing Regimes in the Transatlantic Banana Trade Dispute, 13 Journal of European Public Policy (2006) (Co-authored by: S. Meunier).
2004
Periodical Articles
December 2004
- Unilateralism and Multilateralism in American Foreign Policy, 6 Northwestern Journal of International Relations (2004).
2003
Periodical Articles
December 2003
- Resolving or Exacerbating Disputes? The WTO's New Dispute Resolution System, 79 (4) International Affairs 783-800 (2003).
- Do International Courts Enhance Compliance with International Law?, 25 Review of Asian And Pacific Studies 51-78 (2003).
2002
Periodical Articles
December 2002
- Law, Political Science and European Union Legal Studies: An interdisciplinary project?, 3 European Union Politics 113-123 (2002) Responses by Renaud Dehouse and Georg Vanberg.
2001
Books and other Monographs
December 2001
- Establishing The Supremacy Of European Law: The Making Of An International Rule Of Law In Europe (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2001) (Translated into Albanian, 2012).
2000
Periodical Articles
December 2000
- Explaining Variation in the Use of European Litigation Strategies: EC law and UK Gender Equality Policy, 33 (4) Comparative Political Studies 316-346 (2000) (Co-authored by: Jeannette Vargas).
1998
Periodical Articles
December 1998
- Who are the Masters of the Treaty?: European Governments and the European Court of Justice, 52 (1) International Organization 125-152 (1998) Reprinted in Lisa Martin and Beth Simmons eds. International Institutions: An International Organization Reader. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2001.
1996
Periodical Articles
December 1996
- The European Court's Political Power, 19 (3) West European Politics 458-487 (1996).
1994
Periodical Articles
December 1994
- Judicial Politics in the European Community: European Integration and the Pathbreaking Cassis de Dijon decision, 24 (4) Comparative Political Studies 535-561 (1994) (Co-authored by: Sophie Meunier-Aitsahalia) Reprinted in Neil Nugent ed. The European Union: Volume II, 397-424. International Library of Politics and Comparative Government. Vermont: Dartmouth Press, 1997.