Domestic Courts and the Interpretation of International Law.

国内法院和国际法的解释。

• 批准号: 183472393
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Georg Nolte
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Lehrstuhl für ÖR, Völker- und Europarecht
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2010-12-31 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/183472393?language=en
• 关键词: Domestic; Courts; Interpretation; International; Law.

The growing use of international law by domestic courts is usually seen as a positive development for the international rule of law. When domestic courts are faced with international issues, they do not, however, necessarily interpret international law according to the international rules on interpretation. These rules differ from domestic rules of statutory interpretation which are also different in the various domestic jurisdictions. This state of affairs is a challenge to the unity of international law. Diverging interpretations may lead to a further fragmentation of the international legal order. The rules of interpretation belong to the category of ‘secondary rules’ of the international legal system. These rules are considered to be especially important for the rule of law as they portray the systemic organisation of international law. In the context of the ECRP project on “dialogues on the rule of law between domestic courts” (“DIALOGUES”), it is crucial to examine how domestic courts arrive at their interpretation of international law and to what extent they are informed by domestic traditions. The project will contribute to the creation of an empirical database with case law from a wide circle of jurisdictions. Furthermore, it will engage in a critical assessment of domestic practice and its contribution to the international rule of law.

国内法院越来越多地运用国际法通常被视为国际法治的积极发展。但国内法院在面对国际问题时，并不一定按照国际解释规则来解释国际法。这些规则不同于国内的法律解释规则，而国内不同司法管辖区的法律解释规则也不同。这种状况是对国际法统一性的挑战。不同的解释可能导致国际法律秩序进一步支离破碎。解释规则属于国际法律体系的“次要规则”范畴。这些规则被认为对法治特别重要，因为它们描绘了国际法的系统组织。在 ECRP 项目“国内法院之间的法治对话”（“对话”）的背景下，至关重要的是研究国内法院如何解释国际法，以及它们在多大程度上受到国内传统的影响。该项目将有助于创建一个包含广泛司法管辖区判例法的经验数据库。此外，它将对国内实践及其对国际法治的贡献进行批判性评估。