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Research Output 1994 2018

Article
106 Citations (Scopus)

Agents or trustees? International courts in their political context

Alter, K., Mar 1 2008, In : European Journal of International Relations. 14, 1, p. 33-63 31 p.

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principal-agent-theory
threat
politics
International Organizations
loyalty
44 Citations (Scopus)

A new international human rights court for West Africa: The ecowas community court of justice

Alter, K., Helfer, L. R. & McAllister, J. R., Oct 1 2013, In : American Journal of International Law. 107, 4, p. 737-779 43 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

court of justice
West Africa
human rights
community
27 Citations (Scopus)

Backlash against International Courts in West, East and Southern Africa: Causes and consequences

Alter, K., Gathii, J. T. & Helfer, L. R., May 1 2016, In : European Journal of International Law. 27, 2, p. 293-328 36 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

East Africa
West Africa
Southern Africa
court of justice
cause

Backlash against international courts in west, east and southern africa: Causes and consequences

Alter, K. J., Gathii, J. T. & Helfer, L. R., May 12 2015, In : iCourts Working Paper Series.

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Banana Splits: Nested and Competing Regimes in the Transatlantic Banana Trade Dispute

Alter, K. & Meunier, S., 2006, In : Journal of European Public Policy. 30, p. 362-368

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Beyond the bubbles: Sodagate reminds us good vs. evil not always so clear

Alter, K. J., Feb 10 2014, In : Huffington Post.

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48 Citations (Scopus)

Delegating to international courts: Self-binding v.s other-binding delegation

Alter, K., Aug 13 2008, In : Law and contemporary problems. 71, 1, p. 37-76 40 p.

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Do International Courts Enhance Compliance with International Law?

Alter, K., 2003, In : Review of Asian and Pacific Studies. 25, p. 51-78

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Do the lessons of eu legal integration "travel"

Alter, K. J., 2000, In : European Community Studies Association Review. 13, p. 3-4

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121 Citations (Scopus)

Explaining variation in the use of European litigation strategies: European community law and British gender equality policy

Alter, K. J. & Vargas, J., Jan 1 2000, In : Comparative Political Studies. 33, 4, p. 452-482 31 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

European Law
equality
legal system
European Community
gender

Four well-intentioned international law ideas doomed to fail

Alter, K. J., May 20 2014, In : OZY Media.

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German high court challenges the european central bank pledge to defend the euro

Alter, K. J., Mar 6 2014, In : Global Post.

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Has Putin broken international law?

Alter, K. J., Mar 5 2014, In : CNN (Cable News Network).

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42 Citations (Scopus)

How context shapes the authority of international courts

Alter, K., Helfer, L. R. & Madsen, M. R., Jan 1 2016, In : Law and contemporary problems. 79, 1, p. 1-36 36 p.

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International law and chemical weapons: Conservative arguments of substance

Alter, K. J., Nov 15 2013, In : Huffington Post.

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International law's legacy vs. the cases of Ukraine and Syria

Alter, K. J., Mar 27 2014, In : Huffington Post.

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50 Citations (Scopus)

Islands of effective international adjudication: Constructing an intellectual property rule of law in the Andean Community

Helfer, L. R., Alter, K. & Guerzovich, M. F., Jan 1 2009, In : American Journal of International Law. 103, 1, p. 1-47 47 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

intellectual property
constitutional state
community
138 Citations (Scopus)

Judicial Politics in the European Community: European Integration and the Pathbreaking Cassis de Dijon decision

Alter, K. & Meunier-Aitsahalia, S., 1994, In : Comparative Political Studies. 24, p. 535-561

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Law, Political Science and EU Legal Studies: An Interdisciplinary Project?

Alter, K., Dehousse, R. & Vanberg, G., Jan 1 2002, In : European Union Politics. 3, 1, p. 113-136 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Interdisciplinary Studies
political science
EU
Law

Law, Political Science and European Union Legal Studies: An interdisciplinary project?

Alter, K., 2002, In : European Union Politics. 3, p. 113-123

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Legal Integration in the Andes: Law-Making by the Andean Tribunal of Justice

Alter, K. & Helfer, L. R., Sep 1 2011, In : European Law Journal. 17, 5, p. 701-715 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

European Court of Justice
justice
treaty
Law
international agreement
16 Citations (Scopus)

Legitimacy and lawmaking: A tale of three international courts

Helfer, L. R. & Alter, K., Jan 1 2013, In : Theoretical Inquiries in Law. 14, 2, p. 479-503 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

legitimacy
court of justice
justice
political impact
regional integration

Let nations, not the world, prosecute corruption

Alter, K. J. & Sorensen, J., Apr 30 2014, In : US News and World Report.

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Marketing Comparative Law and Legal Institutions to a Broad Audience

Alter-Hanson, K., 2013, In : APSA - Law and Courts Newsletter. 22, 3, p. 43-45 3 p.

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54 Citations (Scopus)

Nature or nurture? Judicial lawmaking in the european court of justice and the Andean Tribunal of justice

Alter, K. & Helfer, L. R., Sep 1 2010, In : International Organization. 64, 4, p. 563-592 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

European Court of Justice
justice
nature-nurture
Nature
Justice
56 Citations (Scopus)

Private litigants and the new international courts

Alter, K., Feb 1 2006, In : Comparative Political Studies. 39, 1, p. 22-49 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

jurisdiction
trend
statute
governance
lack

The Andean Tribunal of Justice and Its Interlocutors: Understanding Preliminary Reference Patterns in the Andean Community

Alter, K. & Helfer, L. R., 2009, In : Journal of International Law and Politics. 41, p. 871-929

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The Empire of International Law?

Alter, K., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : American Journal of International Law.

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international law
university teacher
League of Nations
self-defense
public law
118 Citations (Scopus)

The European court's political power

Alter, K. J., Jan 1 1996, In : West European Politics. 19, 3, p. 458-487 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

political power
European Law
politician
legal system
court decision

The European Court’s Political Power Across Time and Space

Alter, K., 2010, In : Revista Romana de Drept European. 5

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

political power
politics
political influence
legal system
social support
113 Citations (Scopus)

The European Union's legal system and domestic policy: Spillover or backlash?

Alter, K. J., Jan 1 2000, In : International Organization. 54, 3, p. 489-518 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

domestic policy
legal system
Spillover
European Union
Legal system
18 Citations (Scopus)

The evolving international judiciary

Alter, K., Nov 7 2011, In : Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 7, p. 387-415 29 p.

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judiciary
teleology
war crime
proliferation
human rights

The Evolving Transnational Legal Order

Alter, K. J., 2011, In : Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 7, p. 387-415

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57 Citations (Scopus)

The Global Spread of European Style International Courts

Alter, K. J., Jan 1 2012, In : West European Politics. 35, 1, p. 135-154 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

European Court of Justice
legal order
international law

The Judiciary’s New Robes: The Evolution of International Court Power

Alter, K., 2011, In : The Berlin Journal. 21

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The only way to counter Russia: Invoking international law is the best way to respond to Russia's action in the Ukraine

Alter, K. J., Mar 12 2014, In : US News and World Report.

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345 Citations (Scopus)

The politics of international regime complexity

Alter, K. & Meunier, S., Mar 1 2009, In : Perspectives on Politics. 7, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

international regime
politics
obligation
International Conflicts
international cooperation

The trials and tribulations of prosecuting heads of states: Kenyatta and the ICC

Alter, K. J., Dec 19 2014, In : Monkey Cage (The Washington Post).

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Tipping the Balance; International Courts and the Construction of International and Domestic Politics

Alter, K., 2011, In : Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies. 13

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

politics
European Court of Justice
Law
international law
international relations

Transplanting the European Court of Justice: Findings from the Experience of the Andean Tribunal of Justice

Alter, K. J., Helfer, L. R. & Saldias, O., 2012, In : American Journal of Comparative Law 60 (6): 709-744. 2012.. 60, p. 709-744

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Unilateralism and Multilateralism in American Foreign Policy

Alter, K., 2004, In : Northwestern Journal of International Relations. 6

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Will america's failed domestic policy spur a new cold war?

Alter, K. J., May 13 2014, In : Huffington Post.

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“Legitimacy and Lawmaking: A Tale of Three International Courts” With Laurence Helfer. : 479- 502. 2013.

Helfer, L. R. & Alter, K. J., 2013, In : Theoretical Inquiries in Law. 14, p. 479-502

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Book
167 Citations (Scopus)

Establishing the Supremacy of European Law: The Making of an International Rule of Law in Europe

Alter, K., Jan 1 2010, Oxford University Press. 284 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Supremacy
Rule of Law
Legal System
Government
European Court of Justice

Establishing the Supremacy of European Law: The Making of an International Rule of Law in Europe

Alter, K., 2001, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Oxford Handbook on International Adjudication

Alter, K. J. (ed.), Romano, C. (ed.), Alter, K. J. (ed.) & Shany, Y. (ed.), 2014, Oxford University Press.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

The European Court’s Political Power: Selected Essays

Alter, K., 2009, Oxford University Press.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

150 Citations (Scopus)

The new terrain of international law: Courts, politics, rights

Alter, K., Jan 24 2014, Princeton University Press. 450 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

international law
politics
violation of the law
administrative practice
political influence

The Variable Authority of International Courts

Alter, K. (ed.), Helfer, L. R. (ed.) & Madsen, M. R. (ed.), 2016

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Law
4 Citations (Scopus)

Transplanting international courts: The law and politics of the andean tribunal of justice

Alter, K. & Helfer, L. R., Jan 1 2017, Oxford University Press. 312 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

European Community
justice
Law
politics
legal order