Transparency in International Law

Cambridge University Press, 11/7/2013
EAN 9781107021389, ISBN10: 1107021383

Hardcover, 640 pages, 22.6 x 15.4 x 4 cm
Language: English

While its importance in domestic law has long been acknowledged, transparency has until now remained largely unexplored in international law. This study of transparency issues in key areas such as international economic law, environmental law, human rights law and humanitarian law brings together new and important insights on this pressing issue. Contributors explore the framing and content of transparency in their respective fields with regard to proceedings, institutions, law-making processes and legal culture, and a selection of cross-cutting essays completes the study by examining transparency in international law-making and adjudication.

Introduction
1. On power and illusion
the concept of transparency in international law Andrea Bianchi
Part I. International Environmental Law
2. Transparency and international environmental institutions Jutta Brunnée and Ellen Hey
3. Global or European only?
international law on transparency in environmental matters for members of the public Jonas Ebbesson
Part II. International Economic Law
4. Transparency in international financial institutions Luis Hinojosa Martinez
5. Institutional transparency in the WTO Panagiotis Delimatsis
6. Transparency in international investment law
the good, the bad, and the murky Julie Maupin
7. Transparency and exchange of information in international taxation Carlo Garbarino and Sebastiano Garufi
8. Transparency and intellectual property protection in international law Thomas Cottier and Michelangelo Temmerman
Part III. International Human Rights Law
9. The human right to information as a vehicle for transparency Jonathan Klaaren
10. Transparency at home
how well do governments share human rights information with citizens? Cosette Creamer and Beth A. Simmons
Part IV. International Health Law
11. Institutional transparency in global health law-making
the World Health Organization and the implementation of the international health regulations Emily Bruemmer and Allyn Taylor
Part V. International Humanitarian Law
12. Behind the flag of Dunant
secrecy and the compliance mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross Steven R. Ratner
13. How much secrecy does warfare need? Orna Ben-Naftali and Roy Peled
Part VI. International Peace and Security Law
14. Transparency in the Security Council Antonios Tzanakopoulos
15. Transparency as a cornerstone of disarmament and non-proliferation regimes Mirko Sossai
Part VII. Cross-cutting Issues
16. Transparency in international law-making Alan Boyle and Kasey McCall-Smith
17. Transparency in international adjudication Thore Neumann and Bruno Simma
18. Transparency and business in international law
governance between norm and technique Larry Catá Backer
19. Power and the public
the nature and effects of formal transparency policies in global governance institutions Megan Donaldson and Benedict Kingsbury
Conclusion
20. Towards transparency as a global norm Anne Peters.