Introduction -- The apologist role of national courts : legitimizing (illegal) state policy -- The avoiding role of national courts : law as a political doctrine -- The normative role of national courts : from deferring to limiting -- The twilight zone of utopia : judges as law developers -- Conclusion
Summary
International humanitarian law is applied across the world in domestic courts. This book investigates how five domestic courts, the UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Israel, have done so, arguing that they show a range of different approaches, from acting as apologists for the use of force to actively promoting international humanitarian law
