Internet Research Materials:

• Charter of the United Nations, 1945
• Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
• International Court of Justice
• United Nations; International Law
• European Journal of Soft Law: A Fresh Look at Soft Law

Questions for Seminar Discussions

• What is the relationship between international law and democracy? What is the ICCPR? How important is the ICCPR in promoting democracy?
• How does international law differ from domestic law? What are the implications of these differences for applying the right to democracy?
• What are the difference mechanisms for enforcing the IR right to democracy? What is horizontal enforcement of international law? Can you give examples?

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