Edward Elgar Publishing Democracy and International Law (International Law series)

At the end of the Cold War, international law scholars engaged in furious debate over whether principles of democratic legitimacy had entered international law. Many argued that a "democratic entitlement" was then emerging. Others were skeptical that international practice in democracy promotion was either consistent or sufficiently widespread and many found the idea of a democratic entitlement dangerous. Those debates, while ongoing, have not been comprehensively revisited in almost twenty years. This research review identifies the leading scholarship of the past two decades on these and other questions. It focuses particular attention on the normative consequences of the recent "democratic recession" in many regions of the world. Review ‘This is a timely collection of the best writings from the past two decades on whether liberal-democratic norms have successfully infiltrated international law, a field that―while traditionally built upon the concept of the State―has been agnostic as to governmental legitimacy. A must read for anyone concerned with the implications for inter-State relations of threats to democracy worldwide, and an excellent companion volume to Democratic Governance and International Law (2000).' -- Sean D. Murphy, George Washington University, US, U.N. International Law Commission and former President of the American Society of International Law About the Author Edited by Gregory H. Fox, Professor of Law and Director, Program for International Legal Studies, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit and Brad R. Roth, Professor of Political Science and Law and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, US