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The Politics Of International Economic Law: Legitimacy And The Uncitral Working Methods., Claire R. Kelly
The Politics Of International Economic Law: Legitimacy And The Uncitral Working Methods., Claire R. Kelly
Claire R. Kelly
Abstract The process of international lawmaking is, in part, a function of both politics and the attempt to engage in legitimate norms generation. States seek power through process in the international sphere. But States also use process enable representative, transparent, and effective rules. This paper considers how we might begin to deconstruct procedural proposals involving international norm generation by taking a look at a recent controversy over the methods of work at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). It will consider various paradigms to assess the legitimacy claims of international norms as applied to one particular controversy …
Legitimacy And Law-Making Alliances, Claire R. Kelly
Legitimacy And Law-Making Alliances, Claire R. Kelly
Claire R. Kelly
Abstract Law-making institutions seek legitimacy to secure compliance with the norms that they generate. In the international setting this quest is made more difficult by the lack of both an identifiable public that international organizations represent and competing normative prescriptions for international law-making. In light of these obstacles, various legitimacy theories attempt to evaluate the law-generating efforts of international organizations. These theories consider whether the organizations are representative, inclusive, procedurally fair, or effective. Law-making organizations that satisfy the legitimacy criteria articulated in these theories can claim legitimacy and expect greater compliance as a result.
Although these theories are helpful, a …