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Part I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2018

Edited by
Marlene Wind
Marlene Wind
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University of Copenhagen
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Can international courts deter? Much scholarship relies on the answer being ‘yes’. In this view, the rulings of international courts are thought to have effects beyond a given case, changing global expectations over the measures ruled on and making further violations less likely. Yet public international law explicitly denies the possibility of such deterrence. Little empirical work assesses these competing claims. In this chapter, we describe the novel approach we have taken in our recent work, by looking to financial markets reactions to World Trade Organization rulings. We ask whether investors downgrade a firm when a policy similar to the one it benefits from has been found in violation in another country. Using a quantitative case study of rulings against Canada’s support of its solar industry, we find measured empirical support for such a deterrent effect. Yet a caveat is in order: the Appellate Body’s rulings appear to exert a greater deterrent effect than ad hoc panellists. The debate over the deterrence effects of courts remains open. Yet our findings suggest that financial markets appear willing to bet on courts deterring similar violations in countries not party to a dispute.

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International Courts and Domestic Politics , pp. 43 - 178
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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