Legacies of the Permanent Court of International Justice
Legacies of the Permanent Court of International Justice

Author: Christian J. Tams

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2013-01-09

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 900424493X

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'Legacies of the Permanent Court of International Justice' assesses the continuing relevance of the first 'world court' and shows how, for better or worse, it has shaped our thinking about binding legal dispute resolution.

The Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice

Author: Willem-Jan van der Wolf

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789058871626

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The establishment of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) - the predecessor of the International Court of Justice - was provided for in the Covenant of the League of Nations. It held its inaugural sitting in 1922 and was dissolved in 1946. The work of the PCIJ - the first permanent international tribunal with general jurisdiction - made possible the clarification of a number of aspects of international law. Between 1922 and 1940, the PCIJ dealt with 29 contentious cases between States and delivered 27 advisory opinions. This book presents a brief historical overview of the work of the Court, including all landmark cases of this important predecessor of the International Court of Justice.

The Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice

Author: Andreas Zimmermann

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2012-10-11

Total Pages: 1798

ISBN-13: 0191632538

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The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and plays a central role in both the peaceful settlement of international disputes and the development of international law. This comprehensive Commentary on the Statute of the International Court of Justice, now in its second edition, analyses in detail not only the Statute of the Court itself but also the related provisions of the United Nations Charter as well as the relevant provisions of the Court's Rules of Procedure. Five years after the first edition was published, the second edition of the Commentary embraces current events before the International Court of Justice as well as before other courts and tribunals relevant for the interpretation and application of its Statute. The Commentary provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of all legal questions and issues the Court has had to address in the past and will have to address in the future. It illuminates the central issues of procedure and substance that the Court and counsel appearing before it face in their day-to-day work. In addition to commentary covering all of the articles of the Statute of the ICJ, plus the relevant articles of the Charter of the United Nations, the book includes three scene-setting chapters: Historical Introduction, General Principles of Procedural Law, and Discontinuation and Withdrawal. The second edition of the Commentary adds two important and instructive chapters on Counter-Claims and Evidentiary Issues. The combination of expert editors and commentators, and their assessment of new developments in the important work of the ICJ, make this a landmark publication in the field of international law.