This book offers an intricate account of the legal, socio-economic, and political considerations that young international courts go through while trying to establish institutional authority. Drawing on a wealth of original ethnographic and archival data, it advances our understanding of international adjudication beyond prevailing state-centric explanations. Through the lens of judicial diplomacy, it offers a window into understanding the contemporary transformations of international judicial relations. It foregrounds judicial on-bench and off-bench activities as equally important attributes of the judicial process.
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Diana Kisakye
Regional Economic Community (REC) Courts East African Community Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) East African Court of Justice (EACJ) Judicialisation of Politics Politicised courts Political influence of international courts Institutionalisation Strategic space Judicial Diplomats in a Strategic Space Legal Diplomacy Agency of individual judges Ostafrikanischer Gerichtshof Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft der zentralafrikanischen Staaten (ECCAS) Juristische Diplomatie