Judging at the Interface

Preface; Introduction: deference and the international adjudication of private property disputes; Part I. Conceptual Framework and Methodological Approach: 1. Defining deference – the connection between deference and authority; 2. Deference in context – domestic authority and international private property claims; 3. Locating deference – the function of deference in legal adjudication; Part II. Deference in the International Adjudication of Private Property Disputes: 4. Structures of deference in international case law; 5. Conclusive decision-making authority: deference as submission or control; 6. Suspensive decision-making authority: deference as deferral and abstention; 7. Concurrent decision-making authority: deference as restraint, reference, and respect; Part III. The Systemic Role of Deference in International Law: 8. Deference in different times and contexts; 9. The systemic implications of deference in international adjudication; 10. Bringing principles into practice: grappling with deference in international adjudication; Conclusion: deference as a story of international adjudication; Appendix: data tables; References; Index.