Application of Teachings By the International Court of Justice

The first book-length systematic examination of how teachings are used in practice in international law.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The ICJ statute article 38(1); 3. The general role of teachings in the ICJ; 4. Variations between works; 5. Variations between judges; 6. Concluding reflections; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Sondre Torp Helmersen is Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He has published widely on the sources of international law and other topics in leading journals. Before entering academia he worked at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Summary

Helmersen examines the significance of teachings in the decision-making of judges at the International Court of Justice, suggests why judges do (or do not) use teachings, and compares how the Court's practice differs from other courts.

Product details

• Authors: Sondre Torp Helmersen, Sondre Torp (Universitetet I Tromso Helmersen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781108844147
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84414-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Studies on International Courts and Tribunals; Studies on International Court
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Relations, International Criminal Law, Public International Law, Public international law: criminal law, Criminal law: procedure and offences, International Organisations & Institutions