The Development of International Law by the International Court of Justice
Christian J. Tams and James Sloan
Abstract
This book traces the impact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has had on various areas of international law. A number of prominent international experts examine whether, and to what extent, international law has been shaped by the Court's jurisprudence. The informal development of international law through the Court's judgments contrasts with the development of international law through more deliberate means, such as treaty-making. Assessing key areas of international law over which the ICJ has exercised its jurisdiction, such as ... More
This book traces the impact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has had on various areas of international law. A number of prominent international experts examine whether, and to what extent, international law has been shaped by the Court's jurisprudence. The informal development of international law through the Court's judgments contrasts with the development of international law through more deliberate means, such as treaty-making. Assessing key areas of international law over which the ICJ has exercised its jurisdiction, such as international environmental law, international human rights, the law of the sea, and the law of immunities, this book comprehensively details the impact of international jurisprudence on contemporary international law. This book provides key new insights into the role of the Court in wider international law. It makes required reading for anyone studying the ways in which international courts have in shaped the evolution of international law.
Keywords:
ICJ,
International Court of Justice,
United Nations,
international law,
jurisprudence,
treaty-making,
law of immunities
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199653218 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2014 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199653218.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Christian J. Tams, editor
Professor of International Law, University of Glasgow
James Sloan, editor
Lecturer in Law, University of Glasgow
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