Developments in International Law Series ; Volume 72
Print version: Ammann, Odile. Domestic Courts and the Interpretation of International Law : Methods and Reasoning Based on the Swiss Example. First edition. Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, c2020 xviii, 383 pages Developments in international law ; Volume 72. ISBN 9789004409866
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part 1. What is interpretation -- The interpretation of international law by domestic courts : a topic that matters -- Terminology and conceptual apparatus -- Interpreting international law in context : domestic specificities -- Part 2. Why interpret? -- The legal effect of domestic rulings in international law -- Part 3. How to Interpret? -- The need for interpretative methods in international law -- The interpretative methods of international law : what are they, and why use them? -- Swiss courts and treaty interpretation -- Swiss courts and the interpretation of unwritten international law -- Conclusion and recommendations.