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On December 1, 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a unanimous order on provisional measures in Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) (Provisional Measures Order). The ICJ indicated two provisional measures. It ordered first that, pending a final decision in the case, Venezuela shall refrain from taking any action that would modify the situation that currently prevails in the relevant disputed territory (the current situation being that Guyana administers and exercises control over the territory) and, second, that both states shall refrain from any action that might aggravate or extend the dispute before the ICJ.

AbstractA dispute brought before an international court or tribunal pursuant to a compromissory clause in a specific treaty may involve issues under rules of international law found outside of the treaty in question. In what circumstances can a court or tribunal determine such external issues? At present, there is no clear answer to this question. This article sets out a framework for how courts and tribunals exercising jurisdiction under compromissory clauses could approach external issues.

This year's Annual Meeting theme, "International Law as an Instrument," invites us to reflect on, among other things, the ways in which actors use international law to resolve their disputes. Are obligations to negotiate a tool that states have at their disposal to help them resolve disputes? Does the claim by one state of a legal obligation to negotiate bring other states to the negotiating table? Or does it have the opposite effect?

As international law has become more present in global policy-making, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has come to occupy an essential and increasingly visible role in international relations. This collection explores substantive developments within the ICJ and offers critical perspectives on its historical and contemporary role. It also examines the growing role of the ICJ in the settlement of international disputes and assesses the impact of the ICJ's jurisprudence on the major areas of international law, from the territorial delimitation to human rights. With contributions from a diverse range of scholars and practitioners, the collection's contents combine a legal perspective with institutional and sociological insights on the functions of the ICJ. By considering the ICJ's character, jurisdiction and effectiveness, this collection offers a varied and holistic account of the International Court of Justice, an institution whose significance and influence only increase by the day.