Rosenne's the World Court: 7th Revised Edition

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The International Court of Justice and Its Predecessor -- A Early Beginnings: the League of Nations and the PCIJ -- 1 Early Forms of International Adjudication -- 2 From Arbitration to Adjudication -- 3 The Permanent Court of International Justice -- 4 The PCIJ's Achievements -- B Legal Underpinnings -- 1 The Establishment of the United Nations -- 2 The UN Charter and the ICJ Statute -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 The International Court of Justice and States -- A Access to the Court: States Only -- B The Principle of Consent -- C Admissibility and Jurisdiction -- 1 Legal Disputes -- 2 Conferring Jurisdiction on the Court -- a Jurisdiction Conferred by Treaty -- b Jurisdiction Conferred by Optional Clause Declaration -- c Forum Prorogatum -- D Arguing before the Court -- 1 The Principle of Equality -- 2 The Value of Legal Precedents -- E How a Case is Tried -- a Preliminary Objections -- b Provisional Measures -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The International Court of Justice and the United Nations -- A Advising the UN as an Organization -- 1 Nature and Scope of the Advisory Function -- 2 Facilitating UN Activity and Cooperation -- 3 Developing International Law -- 4 Safeguarding the System -- B Advising on Disputes -- C The ICJ's Relationship with Other Principal UN Organs -- 1 Relationship with the Security Council -- 2 Relationship with the General Assembly -- D A Timeline of Advisory Proceedings -- E Comparative Practice -- 1 The European Court of Human Rights -- 2 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights -- 3 The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The International Court of Justice and the International Community -- A The ICJ and Other International Courts and Tribunals -- B The ICJ and National Courts.