Fifty Years of the International Court of Justice
Essays in Honour of Sir Robert Jennings

Critical review of the work and significance of the International Court of Justice over fifty years.

Vaughan Lowe (Edited by), Malgosia Fitzmaurice (Edited by)

9780521048804, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 December 2007

684 pages, 1 colour illus. 1 map
23.5 x 15.6 x 3.5 cm, 0.957 kg

'This broad area of legal thought and activity is well-mirrored and interestingly analyzed in the present volume.' SPTL Reporter

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the International Court of Justice, a distinguished group of international judges, practitioners and academics has undertaken a major review of its work. The chapters discuss the main areas of substantive law with which the Court has been concerned, and the more significant aspects of its practice and procedure in dealing with cases before it. It discusses the role of the Court in the international legal order, and its relationship with the UN's political organs. The thirty-three chapters are presented under five headings: the Court; the sources and evidences of international law; substance of international law; procedural aspects of the Court's work; the Court and the UN. It has been prepared in honour of Sir Robert Jennings, judge and sometime President of the Court.

List of contributors
Preface
List of abbreviations
Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings Vaughan Lowe
List of publications by Sir Robert Jennings
Table of cases
Part I. The International Court of Justice: 1. The International Court as a world court Georges Abi-Saab
2. The International Court and the voice of justice Philip Allott
3. The London Committee and the statute of the International Court of Justice Geoffrey Marston
Part II. The Sources and Evidences of International Law: 4. The International Court of Justice and the sources of international law Maurice Mendelson
5. Municipal law reasoning in international law M. Shahabuddeen
6. Estoppel and acquiescence Sir Ian Sinclair
7. L'Equité dans la jurisprudence de la Cour Internationale de Justice Prosper Weil
8. The International Court of Justice and the law of treaties E. W. Vierdag
9. International 'soft law': a contemporary assessment Francesco Francioni
Part III. Substance of International Law: 10. The Court's role in relation to international organisations D. W. Bowett
11. Cases of the International Court of Justice relating to employment in international organisations C. F. Amerasinghe
12. Jurisdiction and immunities Hazel Fox
13. Adjudication as a mode of acquisition of territory? Harry Post
14. Equitable maritime boundary delimitation Barbara Kwiatkowska
15. Environmental protection and the International Court of Justice Malgosia Fitzmaurice
16. The contribution of the International Court of Justice to air law Sami Shubber
17. The treatment of human rights and of aliens in the International Court of Justice Stephen M. Schwebel
18. The International Court of Justice and the right of peoples to self-determination Antonio Cassese
19. The International Court of Justice and the peaceful settlement of disputes J. G. Collier
20. The International Court of Justice and the use of force Christopher Greenwood
Part IV. Procedural Aspects of the Work of the International Court of Justice: 21. Procedural law and the International Court of Justice H. W. A. Thirlway
22. The President of the International Court of Justice Shabtai Rosenne
23. Nationality of claims: some relevant concepts Sir Arthur Watts
24. The plea of domestic jurisdiction before the International Court of Justice: substance or procedure? Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz
25. 'Partial' judgements and the inherent jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice E. Lauterpacht
26. Intervention before the International Court of Justice (the late) J. M. Ruda
27. The use of Chambers of the International Court of Justice Eduardo Valencia-Ospina
28. The use of experts by the International Court of Justice Gillian White
29. Provisional measures Shigeru Oda
30. Remedies in the International Court of Justice Ian Brownlie
31. A comment on the current health of Advisory Opinions Rosalyn Higgins
Part V. The International Court of Justice and the United Nations: 32. The General Assembly, the International Court and self-determination James Crawford
33. The International Court of Justice and the Security Council Krzysztof Skubiszewski
Index.

Subject Areas: International courts & procedures [LBHG]