Mimbar Hukum
Vol 37 No 1 (2025): Mimbar Hukum

Operationalizing Nollkaemper’s and Peters’ theories on International Law within The Avoid, Align, Contest Framework for Domestic Courts

Hanif, Ibrahim (Unknown)



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Publish Date
02 Jul 2025

Abstract

Abstract This paper examines how domestic courts interact with international law through the lens of the “Avoid, Align, Contest” framework, applied to two leading theories: Nollkaemper’s vision of international law as a rule of law, and Peters’ conception of it as a global constitution. Nollkaemper emphasizes judicial alignment and legal coherence, requiring strong institutional capacity to enforce international norms. Peters, by contrast, allows courts greater flexibility to contest or avoid international law when grounded in shared constitutional values. By mapping each theory onto the posture model, the paper clarifies not only expected judicial behavior, but also the institutional and normative conditions required for courts to operate effectively within these theoretical frameworks. Intisari Makalah ini mengkaji bagaimana pengadilan domestik berinteraksi dengan hukum internasional melalui kerangka ‘Menghindar, Menyesuaikan, dan Menggugat’ (Avoid, Align, Contest), yang diterapkan pada dua teori utama: pandangan Nollkaemper tentang hukum internasional sebagai suatu tata hukum (rule of law), dan gagasan Peters tentang hukum internasional sebagai konstitusi global. Model “postur” ini berasal dari pengamatan empiris terhadap banyak pengadilan domestik, sementara kedua teori tersebut berbeda secara filosofis; makalah ini menerapkan kembali model postur tersebut pada tingkat teoretis. Makalah ini menunjukkan bahwa komitmen teoretis (tata hukum vs. konstitusi global) secara implisit merumuskan ekspektasi yang berbeda terhadap postur yudisial.

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MH

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Mimbar Hukum is an academic journal for Legal Studies published by Journal and Publication Unit of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Mimbar Hukum contains several researches and reviews on selected disciplines within several branches of Legal Studies (Sociology of Law, History of Law, ...