Authors:
- Focuses on four High Courts and represents an innovative and ground-breaking study
- Constitutes a valuable and solid scholarly contribution to the literature in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) and the broader field of international relations
- Exposes the vacuum in FPA literature on the role of the judiciary in foreign affairs
- Makes a strong and well-substantiated case for its findings by highlighting the Courts’ determination to hold the executive accountable
- Explains the unique position of the ECJ in the EU and interprets the dedicated aim to further European integration through its decisions
- Pays special attention to the current Brexit issue in which the ECJ forms a distinct feature
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction and Foreign Policy Analysis
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United States of America
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South Africa
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European Court of Justice
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
About this book
A detailed examination has been undertaken of the role of the United States Supreme Court, the two high courts in South Africa, namely the Constitutional Courtand the Supreme Court of Appeal, and the European Court of Justice of the European Union, in foreign affairs. The author substantiates the unmistakable fact that these Courts have become involved in and influence foreign affairs. Furthermore, that they have not shied away from using their judicial authority when dealing with cases touching on foreign affairs and especially presidential overreach.
The lack of recognition of the judiciary’s role in foreign affairs is still noticeable in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) literature. This book concludes that FPA has to accept and give proper recognition to the judiciary and its increasing relevance in foreign affairs.
Dr. Riaan Eksteen is a Former South African Ambassador residing in Namibia; from 1968-1973 he served at the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.; between 1976-1994, he subsequently served as Ambassador and Head of Mission at the U.N. in New York (1976-81), in Namibia (1990-91), at the U.N. in Geneva (1992-94), and in Turkey, with accreditation also to Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (1995-97). He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Johannesburg in October 2018.
Keywords
- SCOTUS and Foreign Affairs
- South Africa’s Constitutional Court and Foreign Affairs
- South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal and Foreign Affairs
- European Court of Justice and Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Policy Analysis and the Judiciary
- Human Rights, Immigration and National Security
- Alien Tort Statute of 1789 and Extraterritoriality
- Presidential Overreach
- Guantánamo Bay Prison and Detainee Cases
- European Court of Justice and Brexit
Authors and Affiliations
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Swakopmund, Namibia
Riaan Eksteen
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Role of the Highest Courts of the United States of America and South Africa, and the European Court of Justice in Foreign Affairs
Authors: Riaan Eksteen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-295-8
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press The Hague
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: T.M.C. Asser Press and the author 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-6265-294-1Published: 04 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-6265-297-2Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-94-6265-295-8Published: 22 June 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 448
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Constitutional Law, European Law, Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations, Human Rights, Political Science