International legal fragmentatino as a challenge to the rule of law principle and inter-judicial coordination as a remedy
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Legal international fragmentation, separation of powers, inter-judicial coordination, social contract, fundamental rightsCopyright (c) 2021 Revista Jurídica Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Abstract
The expansion of fragmentation and indeterminacy in the international legal order provides governments with more opportunities to enlarge their margin of discretion and avoid judicial review. As a consequence of this unbalance of power, the basic tenets of the modern liberal state are affected and, in turn, citizens are left unprotected. However, the so-called inter-judicial coordination manages to improve the legal standing of citizens, both at the national and international level, since it recovers and advances the separation of powers, the rule of law and the protection of fundamental (and human) rights within both the national and international legal systems, respectively.
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