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An easily accessible and comprehensive study of the International Court of Justice, this book succinctly explains all aspects of the world's most important court, including an overview of its composition and operation, jurisdiction, procedure, and the nature and impact of its judgments.
List of contents
- Part One: The Court
- 1: The Court as an Organ of the United Nations
- 2: Composition of the Court and Role of the Registry
- Part Two: The Jurisdiction and Powers of the Court
- 3: The Law Applied by the Court
- 4: Jurisdiction in Contentious Cases
- 5: Jurisdiction in Contentious Cases (Continued)
- 6: Jurisdiction in Advisory Proceedings
- Part Three: Contentious Proceedings
- 7: Overview of Contentious Proceedings
- 8: The Proceedings in a Contentious Case
- Part Four: Advisory Proceedings
- 9: Procedure in Advisory Cases
- Part Five: The Decision
- 10: Form, Content, and Preparation of Decisions
- 11: Form, Content, and Preparation of Decisions
- 12: Judges' Separate and Dissenting Opinions
- Part Six: Incidental Proceedings
- 13: Provisional Measures
- 14: Preliminary Objections
- 15: Intervention
- Part Seven: The Post-adjudicative Stage
- 16: Interpretation and Revision of Judgments
- Part Eight: The Court and the Future
- 17: The Court at 70 : Concluding Reflections
About the author
Hugh Thirlway entered the service of the International Court of Justice in 1968; he held the specially created post of Principal Legal Secretary from 1987 to 1994 and from 2003 to 2007. In the intervening years he was Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, and he has since held a number of academic positions in many countries; throughout he has written extensively on international law and the work of the ICJ.
Summary
An easily accessible and comprehensive study of the International Court of Justice, this book succinctly explains all aspects of the world's most important court, including an overview of its composition and operation, jurisdiction, procedure, and the nature and impact of its judgments.
