ABSTRACT
In recent years, questions have arisen over the meanings and significance of concepts such as ‘juridification’, ‘judicialization’ and ‘legalization’ (Hudec 1992). 1 Debates occur within the domains of several academic fields including the sociology of international law. At issue is the degree to which international law and judicial frameworks ‘guide’ the political, social and normative behaviors of agents within sovereign states and, in turn, the extent to which the cultural and socio-economic features of domestic society influence international legal norms. This chapter focuses on a piece of this puzzle, on how the statutory discourses and judicial procedures of a multilateral monitoring regime intersect with the domestic laws and practices of sovereign states.
